Intermediate Algebra Unit 1

Multiplication (1.3)

times, product, multiplied by, of

Variable (1.1)

A letter used to represent one or more numbers

Expression (1.1)

A mathematical phrase that contains operations, numbers, and/or variables.

Equation (1.4)

A mathematical sentence that contains an equals sign

Order of operations (1.2)

PEMDAS ; tells the order used to evaluate an expression or solve an equation

Like Terms

Terms with exactly the same variable parts

Distributive Property

Used to find the product of a number and a sum or difference

Subtraction (1.3)

difference, less than, minus, decreased by

Division (1.3)

quotient, divided by, divided into

Mathematical operation

sum, difference, product, quotient, or power used to evaluate expressions

Addition (1.3)

sum, plus, total, more than, increased by

Solution (1.4)

the number that makes an equation true

Terms

the parts of an expression/equation that are added together