Math Lingo

vocab

100

what is a coefficient?  

A constant and a variable together 

200

What is a variable?

a variable is a symbol, usually a letter like 'x' or 'y', that represents an unknown or changing quantity 

300

what is a constant ?

a number by itself

400

Give me an example of a coefficient 

4x 2x 6t

500

What are Like Terms?

terms in an expression that have the exact same variable(s) raised to the exact same power(s)

I should know this

100

0 divided by 2 is what ?

0

200

10 *2 = 

20

300

8x8= 

64

400

10x10=

100

500

12x12=

144

Symbols

100

+ 

what symbol is this

addition

200

What does are symbols called? 

() 

Parentheses

300

what are these two numbers doing? (4)(5)  and what is the answer?

Multiplying

20

400

4(5 + 8) what's happening ?

Distributive property

500

-4 what is this?

a negative symbol

equations

100

x+7=15

x = 8

200

3(2x+5)

6x + 15

300

2x+3=11

x = 4

400

combine like terms

4y+5y +2y-2x

11y - 2x

500

254×389=

98,806

bonus stuff about me

100

Does ms Tristan have any pets?

No

200

TRUE OR FALSE

Ms. Tristan LOVES McDonalds 

FALSE

300

What is Ms. T favorite color 

Pink

400

What is Ms. Tristan's Core Value

RESPECT

500

What month, day, and year I was born?

July 2 1996