Chapter 1: Vocabulary

Question 1

sum

Answer 1

The result of an addition problem

Question 2

difference

Answer 2

The result of a subtraction equation

Question 3

product

Answer 3

The result of a multiplication problem

Question 4

quotient

Answer 4

the result of a division problem

Question 5

tables

Answer 5

used to describe numerical relationships

Question 6

bars

Answer 6

used to describe numerical relationships. (type of graph)

Question 7

graphs

Answer 7

used to describe numerical relationships

Question 8

algebraic expression

Answer 8

An expression that contains variables and numbers combined with the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division

Question 9

algebraic equation

Answer 9

An equation that contains variables, numbers, and operations used to state that two expressions are equivalent

Question 10

equation

Answer 10

a statement that two expressions are equal

Question 11

formula

Answer 11

equations that express a relationship between two or more variables

Question 12

prime number

Answer 12

a natural number greater than 1 that has only itself and 1 as factors. The first ten are 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13,17, 13, and 29

Question 13

composite number

Answer 13

a natural number greater than 1, that is not prime. The first ten are 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, and 18.

Question 14

factor

Answer 14

To factor a number means to express it as a product of two or more numbers

Question 15

prime factorization

Answer 15

Every composite number can be factored into the product of two or more prime numbers. The product of the prime numbers is called its prime factorization

Question 16

numerator

Answer 16

The number above the fraction bar

Question 17

denominator

Answer 17

The number below the fraction bar

Question 18

reciprocal

Answer 18

Inverse of a number or value

ex) ¾ is the reciprocal of 4/3 because ¾ x 4/3 = 1

Question 19

inequality

Answer 19

“Is greater than” It is used to show that one number is greater than another

Question 20

absolute value

Answer 20

a number’s distance from 0 on the number line

Question 21

exponent

Answer 21

An exponent is used to indicate repeated multiplication

Question 22

base

Answer 22

It is how many times the base is used as a factor

Question 23

term

Answer 23

a term is a product or quotient of numbers and or variables

Question 24

like terms

Answer 24

Like terms are terms containing exactly the same variable raised to exactly the same powers. Any constant terms in an expression are considered to be like terms

Question 25

coefficient

Answer 25

A Coefficient is the numerical factor of a term

Question 26

constant

Answer 26

A Constant is a term that consists of a single number

Question 27

evaluate

Answer 27

to EVALUATE algebraic expressions, we substitute the values of its variables and use the order of operations rule

Question 28

combine like terms

Answer 28

Simplifying the sum or difference of like terms