Unit 2 Vocab

What is a coefficient?

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

• A number that is multiplied by a variable(s)

• A mathematical statement composed of algebraic and/or numeric expressions set equal to each other

• A letter or symbol that represents a number

Which of the following is a constant?

• A number that is multiplied by a variable(s)

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

• A mathematical statement composed of algebraic and/or numeric expressions set equal to each other

• A letter or symbol that represents a number

What does an equation represent?

• A number that is multiplied by a variable(s)

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

• A mathematical statement composed of algebraic and/or numeric expressions set equal to each other

• A letter or symbol that represents a number

What is an inequality?

• A mathematical statement composed of algebraic and/or numeric expressions set apart by an inequality symbol

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

• A mathematical statement composed of algebraic and/or numeric expressions set equal to each other

• A letter or symbol that represents a number

What does the order of operations determine?

• The rules of which calculations are performed first when simplifying an expression

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

• A mathematical statement composed of algebraic and/or numeric expressions set equal to each other

• A letter or symbol that represents a number

What does GEMS stand for in the order of operations?

• Grouping Symbols, Exponents, Multiply or Divide, Subtract or Add

• Grouping Symbols, Exponents, Multiply, Subtract

• Grouping Symbols, Exponents, Multiply, Add

• Grouping Symbols, Exponents, Multiply, Divide

What does PEMDAS stand for in the order of operations?

• Parentheses, Exponents, Multiply, Divide, Add, Subtract

• Parentheses, Exponents, Multiply, Divide, Subtract, Add

• Parentheses, Exponents, Multiply, Add, Subtract, Divide

• Parentheses, Exponents, Multiply, Add, Divide, Subtract

What is a solution set?

• A set of all values of the variable(s) that satisfy the equation or inequality

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

• A mathematical statement composed of algebraic and/or numeric expressions set equal to each other

• A letter or symbol that represents a number

What is a variable?

• A letter or symbol that represents a number

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

• A mathematical statement composed of algebraic and/or numeric expressions set equal to each other

• A number that is multiplied by a variable(s)

Which of the following is NOT a grouping symbol?

• Parentheses ( )

• Brackets [ ]

• Braces { }

• Equals sign =