Math Vocabulary- February

Question 1

to do as much work as possible

Answer 1

simplify

Question 2

parts of an expression

Example: 4x + 5y + 7

Answer 2

term

Question 3

opposite

Answer 3

inverse

Question 4

the answer you get when adding

Answer 4

sum

Question 5

The top number in a fraction

Answer 5

numerator

Question 6

means one, or to multiply

Answer 6

per

Question 7

numbers or variables that you multiply

Answer 7

factor

Question 8

a number next to the variable

Example: 5x

Answer 8

coefficient

Question 9

must have an equal sign

Example: 5 + 2 = 7

Answer 9

equation

Question 10

the answer to a multiplication problem

Answer 10

product

Question 11

passing out of a number or letter

Example: 3(x + 4) = 3x + 12

Answer 11

distributive property

Question 12

a letter or a symbol that stands for the unknown

Example: 3x

Answer 12

variable

Question 13

the bottom of the fraction

Answer 13

denominator

Question 14

has no equal sign

Example: 4 + 2

Answer 14

expression

Question 15

the answer to a subtraction problem

Answer 15

difference

Question 16

a number

Example: 4x + 7

Answer 16

constant

Question 17

same variable, raised to the same power

Example: 4x + 2x= 6x

Answer 17

like term

Question 18

the regular way we write numbers

Example: 430

Answer 18

standard form

Question 19

a number or a variable multiplied by its reciprocal equals 1.

Example: 4 x 1/4 = 1

Answer 19

multiplicative inverse

Question 20

the answer to a division problem

Answer 20

quotient

Question 21

a number or a variable added to zero is equal to the number.

Example: 4 + 0 = 4

x + 0 = x

Answer 21

additive identity

Question 22

in adding or multiplying, you can switch the order and still get the same answer.

Answer 22

commutative property

Question 23

all whole numbers and their opposites

Answer 23

integer

Question 24

the order in which we solve problems.

Also known as PEMDAS

Answer 24

order of operations

Question 25

fraction whose numerator or denominator is also a fraction.

Answer 25

complex fraction