Chapter 1: Math Basics

Question 1

X-axis

Answer 1

horizontal axis

Question 2

Y-axis

Answer 2

vertical axis

Question 3

Directly related-directly proportional

Answer 3

-two items are associated
if one increases, the other increases
ex: age and experience

Question 4

Related/proportional

Answer 4

-two items are associated
-relationship doesn’t have to be specified
ex: Santa is related to Christmas

Question 5

Inversely related/inversely proportional

Answer 5

-two items are associated
-when one increases/ one decreases
ex: grades are inversely proportional to partying

Question 6

Reciprocal Relationship

Answer 6

two #’s multiplied together= 1
-3 and 1/3 are reciprocal
-4 and 1/4 reciprocals

Question 7

Increasing by a factor

Answer 7

multiply by that number

Question 8

Decrease by a factor

Answer 8

divide by that number

Question 9

Percents

Answer 9

parts per 100
-unitless

Question 10

Simple numbers

Answer 10

multiplied by ten to some power
ex: 100, 1 is the simple number

Question 11

Scientific notation ex:

Answer 11

6700, simple number is 6.7
Scientific notation is 6.7x10^3

Question 12

Metric System

Answer 12

|10^9|Giga |G |Billion
10^6|Mega |M| Million
10^3| Kilo| k| Thousand
10^2|Hecto| h| Hundred
10^1| Deca| da| Ten
10^-1 |Deci|d|Tenth
10^-2|Centi| c| Hundredth
10^-3| Milli|m| Thousandths
10^-6| Micro| u| Millionth
10^-9| nano| n|Billlionth