Math Vocab
This order tells you which operations to do first when solving an expression.
What is PEMDAS?
Which is larger: 0.8 or 3/4?
What is 0.8?
Solve: x + 5 = 12.
What is x = 7?
The formula for the area of a rectangle.
What is A = lw? or What is Area = length x width?
The average of a set of numbers.
What is the mean?
A number that represents an unknown value.
What is a variable?
Estimate 49 x 21.
What is about $1000?
Solve: 3x = 18.
A triangle with one 90 degree angle.
The middle number when data is ordered.
What is the median?
The distance around a circle.
What is circumference?
Which is closest to 19 divided by 6?
What is 3?
Evaluate: 6 + 4(5-2).
What is 18?
The longest side of a right triangle.
What is the hypotenuse?
If you flip a fair coin, the probability of landing on heads.
What is 1/2 or 50/50 or 50%?
Two lines that never intersect and stay the same distance apart.
What are parallel lines?
If something costs $10 and is discounted by 30%, about how much will you pay?
What is about $7?
Solve: 2x - 4 = 10.
What is x = 7?
The formula used to find the distance around a circle.
What is C = 2(pi)(r)? OR What is Circumference = 2(pi)(radius)?
Which is more likely: probability 0.2 or 0.6?
What is 0.6?
A mathematical sentence that shows two expressions are equal.
What is an equation?
Which is unreasonable for 18% of 60: 5, 11, 30, or 60?
What is 60?
Solve: 5(x-2) = 15.
What is x = 5?
Find the area of a rectangle with length 8 and width 5.
What is 40 square units?
If 3 out of 12 marbles are red, what is the probability of picking red?
What is 1/4 or 0.25 or 25%?