Math Literacy G8 Spiral Review MP1-2

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Write the answer in scientific notation: 5 x 10^8 - 3.4 x 10^8 = ?

Back

1.6 x 10^8

Front

How do you solve (2x^5)(6x^4)?

Back

MULTIPLY coefficients, ADD exponents

Front

Solve for z: 11z - 5 = 9z + 7

Back

z = 6

Front

Simplify: 7y^2 - 5y + 9y - 5y^2

Back

2y^2 + 4y

Front

Simplify: 4k + 6k - 3k + 3s - s

Back

7k + 2s

Front

What is scientific notation?

Back

A way of expressing numbers as a product of a coefficient and a power of 10.

Front

Define coefficients in algebra.

Back

Numbers that multiply variables in an expression.

Front

What does it mean to combine like terms?

Back

To add or subtract terms that have the same variable raised to the same power.

Front

Explain the distributive property.

Back

a(b + c) = ab + ac; it allows you to multiply a single term by each term in a sum.

Front

What is the purpose of solving equations?

Back

To find the value of the variable that makes the equation true.