Mathematical Symbols

Starting off easy, what does this symbol mean? "+"

• Subtraction

• Addition

• Multiplication

• Division

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CCSS.7.NS.A.3

Do you recognize this symbol of "out of hundred"

• Parentheses

• Colon

• Perpendicular

• Percentage

A little challenging..but fairly easy to guess:

 $\pm$  

• addition then subtraction

• subtract then add

• plus or minus

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CCSS.5.OA.A.1

CCSS.5.OA.A.2

What does this symbol mean? ""

 $\approx$  

• Congruent

• Equal to

• Approximately equal to

Something for the studious math student: What does this do?"Σ"

• Multiply

• Divide

• Add all the numbers

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CCSS.HSA.SSE.B.4

What does this mean?"∝"

• Proportionate

• Infinity

• 1000

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2B

Which of the following statements is true?

• Infinity is a really small number.

• There is only one way to show multiplication.

• The expression 2² means two is raised to the power of 2.

• Pi is a rational number.

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CCSS.6.EE.A.1

Can you name this symbol for lines that will never meet?

• Therefore

• Plus

• Parallel

• Perpendicular

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CCSS.4.G.A.1

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1

-1 is (a)   than 5

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CCSS.6.NS.C.7A

CCSS.6.NS.C.7B

Which one of the following symbols tells us two things are not identical?

• >

• ±

• ⊗

• ≠

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CCSS.4.NBT.A.2