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Unit 2 Math Vocab Review- Equations

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 3600secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

An equation...

a)

has an equal sign

b)

does NOT have an equal sign

2.

A variable is a symbol that represents a number.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

An equation is...

a)

a problem that contains at least one variable and at least one operation; no equal sign

b)

a mathematical sentence showing two expressions are equal.

c)

The solution for a variable

d)

The value that results in a true sentence

4.
The objective when solving an equation is to....
a)
isolate the variable.
b)
check the solution.
c)
guess and check.
d)
Combine Like Terms.
5.

Inverse Operations are operations which undo each other.

a)

True

b)

False

6.
What is the inverse operation of division?
a)
Division
b)
Multiplication
c)
Addition
d)
Subtraction
7.
What is the inverse operation of subtraction?
a)
Subtraction
b)
Multiplication
c)
Division
d)
Addition
8.

What is the reciprocal of 78\frac{7}{8}  ?

a)

1

b)

1416\frac{14}{16}  

c)

87\frac{8}{7}

d)

78\frac{7}{8}

9.

Numbers decrease as you go to the left on the number line and are called negative numbers?

a)
True 
b)
False
10.

Numbers increase as you go left on the number line and are called positive numbers?

a)
True
b)
False
11.

Like terms have the same variables and the same exponents.

a)

true

b)

false

12.

If we were to translate the sentence: Four more than six times a number is 18. What would we be doing?

a)

solving it

b)

rewriting it as an equation

c)

distributing it

13.

An example of a let statement would be...

a)

Let the number

b)

Let my answer be 25

c)

Let x = the number of hours

d)

Let the solution

14.

To write an equivalent expression by combining like terms. For example writing 2x + 3x as 5x. You would do what?

a)

exponent

b)

coefficient

c)

simplify

d)

solve

15.

What is the distributive property?

a)

For any numbers a, b, c,

a(b + c) = ab + ac

b)

For any numbers a, b, and c,

a(b + c) = a + (b + c)

c)

For any numbers a, b, c,

abc = a + b + c

d)

For any number a, b, and c,

a(b + c ) = a(c + b)

16.

Use the distributive property to simplify the expression below:

2(6n+3)-2\left(6n+3\right)  

a)

12n+3-12n+3  

b)

12n6-12n-6  

c)

12n2-12n-2  

d)

12n3-12n-3  

17.
What does "product" mean?
a)
Multiply
b)
Divide
c)
Add
d)
Subract
18.
What does "quotient" mean?
a)
add
b)
subtract 
c)
multiply
d)
divide
19.
What does "difference" mean?
a)
add
b)
subtract 
c)
multiply
d)
divide
20.
What is the difference between an expression and equation?
a)
Expressions have an equal sign and equations do not have an equal sign
b)
Expressions do not have an equal sign and equations do have an equal sign
c)
There is not a difference
d)
Expressions do not have variables and equations have variables
21.
Sum tells you to.....
a)
add
b)
subtract
c)
multiply
d)
divide
22.
4 less than 5 
a)
4 - 5
b)
5 - 4
c)
4p - 5
d)
5 - 4p 
23.

Twice a number means you...

a)

add 3

b)

multiply by 2

c)

divide by 2

d)

add 2

24.
Translate the sentence into an equation:
Four more than six times a number is 18.
a)
10x = 18
b)
4x + 6 = 18
c)
4 + 6x = 18
d)
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