Vocabulary and Problem Solving Summative for Honors Classes

Front

What is the absolute value of -5?

Back

5

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How do you define absolute value?

Back

The distance of a number from zero.

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What decimal is equivalent to 3/4?

Back

0.75

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Which of the following is an expression: 6x + 5 = 29, 6x + 5, x = 4, 6(x + 5)?

Back

6x + 5

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What is the result of 4(5x + 9)?

Back

20x + 36

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What is the definition of an expression in mathematics?

Back

A combination of numbers, variables, and operators without an equality sign.

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What is the formula for finding the area of a rectangle?

Back

Area = length × width.

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What is the definition of a variable in mathematics?

Back

A symbol used to represent an unknown value.

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What is the process of solving an equation?

Back

Finding the value of the variable that makes the equation true.

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What does it mean to simplify an expression?

Back

To reduce it to its simplest form.