6th Grade Math Vocabulary Review

Front

What is the term for the number of square units needed to cover a given surface?

Back

area

Front

What is an inequality that contains at least one variable? Provide an example.

Back

algebraic inequality; Example: x + 3 > 10

Front

What is a member of the set of whole numbers and their opposites?

Back

integer; Examples: -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3

Front

What is a value that does not change?

Back

constant; Examples: -2, 5

Front

What is an expression that contains at least one variable?

Back

algebraic expression

Front

What is the term for the distance around a two-dimensional shape?

Back

perimeter

Front

What do you call a mathematical statement that two expressions are equal?

Back

equation

Front

What is the term for the highest power of a variable in a polynomial?

Back

degree

Front

What is the process of finding the value of a variable that makes an equation true?

Back

solving an equation

Front

What is a number that can be expressed as a fraction of two integers?

Back

rational number