unit 7

Question 1

-coefficient:

Answer 1

a number that is multiplied by a variable(s)

Question 2

-constant:

Answer 2

a fixed value that does not appear with a variable(s)

Question 3

-inequality:

Answer 3

a mathematical sentence that shows the relationship between

quantities that are not equal using the symbols , ≤, ≥ or ≠

Question 4

-inequality symbols (, ≤, ≥ or ≠):

Answer 4

a symbol that compares two quantities
• < means "less than”
• > means “greater than”
• ≤ means “less than or equal to”
• ≥ means “greater than or equal to”
• ≠ means “not equal to”

Question 5

-order of operations:

Answer 5

the rules of which calculations are preformed first when

simplifying an expression

Question 6

-solution set:

Answer 6

a set of all values of the variable(s) that satisfy the equation

Question 7

-variable:

Answer 7

a letter or symbol that represents a number