Math Vocab
Math Vocab
Writing Equations
Teachers Two Truths/One Lie
Mr. W Two Truths/One Lie
100

Base (of an exponent)

The larger written number that tells us what number is being multiplied.

100

Repeating Decimal

A decimal that has a repeating pattern and never ends.
100

3 times a number is 4

3x=4

100

Mrs. Hundt: Has 5 younger siblings, was a college dropout, teaching is her second career

She has 5 older siblings

100

Mr. Washington: I have three half siblings, I can't swim, and I have stolen from festival.

I have two half siblings and one full sibling.

200

Exponent

Tells us how many times the base is being multiplied.

200

Reciprocal 

The flipped version of a number.

200

12 more than three times a number is 18

12 +3x=18


200

Ms. Arch: Has lived in 4 states, has never broken a bone, and has trespassed in the Statue of Liberty

She has trespassed in the White House.

200
Mr. W: I played 2 years of basketball, I played all four years track, or I played 3 years of soccer.

I played 1 year and 1 week of basketball.

300

Irrational Number

A number that can not be written as a fraction.
300

Distributive Property

Outside number being multiplied by the numbers inside the parenthesis.

300

x divided by 6 is 4 more than 3

x/6=4+3

300

Ms. Shulman: has five brothers and two step sisters, was born on all 9s, and is a citizen of the United Kingdom.

She is a Canadian citizen.

300

Mr. W: I have traveled to 5 different countries, I can identify every countries flag, I won the geography bee twice.

I got second place in the geography bee twice.

400

Coefficient

The number being multiplied by the variable.

400

Expression

A combination of numbers and variables, without an equal sign


400

Two brothers bought 10 books together. One bought 4. How many did the other buy.

x +4=10


400

Mr. K: He made it to state in the mile, never fallen off a roof, has held a million dollars in his hand.

He was two places away from state.

400

I have a picture with Chet Holmgren, I have a picture with Tony Parker, and I have a picture with Justin Jefferson

I walked by Justin Jefferson in the airport, but didnt realize it was him.

500

Scientific Notation

A number between 1 and 10 multiplied by a power of 10.

500

Product, Sum, Difference, Quotient

Answer to Multiplication, Adding, Subtraction, and Division.

500
Twice a number less than five times a number is fourteen more than the quotient of 12 and 3

5x-2x=12/3+14

500

Ms. Strait: Has broken 3 bones, has visited 6 countries, and has had 4 concussions

Has never broken a bone.

500

I have two college degrees, I changed my major once, or I transferred between universities.

I never transfered.