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to find an answer using numbers

"Calculate the total cost before you pay."

a number found by dividing a total by how many values there are

"The average score increased this semester."

a mathematical statement showing two things are equal

"Solve the equation for x."

a part or share compared with the whole

"A large proportion of students chose biology."

to guess an amount based on available information

"Estimate the answer before calculating exactly."

to increase a number by adding it repeatedly

"Multiply seven by eight."

a number that represents part of a whole

"One half is a simple fraction."

the study of shapes, lines, and spaces

"Geometry helps students understand angles."

the process of putting numbers together

"The teacher explained addition during the math lesson."

the process of taking one number from another

"The teacher explained subtraction during the math lesson."

the process of splitting into equal parts

"The teacher explained division during the math lesson."

a number expressed as parts of one hundred

"The teacher explained percentage during the math lesson."

a comparison between two amounts

"The teacher explained ratio during the math lesson."

a number written with a point to show parts less than one

"The teacher explained decimal during the math lesson."

a whole number that can be positive, negative, or zero

"The teacher explained integer during the math lesson."

a letter or symbol representing an unknown number

"The teacher explained variable during the math lesson."

a value that does not change

"The teacher explained constant during the math lesson."

a number multiplying a variable

"The teacher explained coefficient during the math lesson."

the space between two lines that meet

"The teacher explained angle during the math lesson."

a shape with three sides

"The teacher explained triangle during the math lesson."

a shape with four sides and four right angles

"The teacher explained rectangle during the math lesson."

a round shape where every point is equally far from the center

"The teacher explained circle during the math lesson."

the distance from the center of a circle to its edge

"The teacher explained radius during the math lesson."

the distance across a circle through its center

"The teacher explained diameter during the math lesson."

the amount of surface inside a shape

"The teacher explained area during the math lesson."

the distance around a shape

"The teacher explained perimeter during the math lesson."

a visual display of numerical information

"The teacher explained graph during the math lesson."

a number showing position on a graph

"The teacher explained coordinate during the math lesson."

to put numbers together

"Students can add effectively in a math context."

to take one number away from another

"Students can subtract effectively in a math context."

to split into equal parts

"Students can divide effectively in a math context."

to find the answer to a problem

"Students can solve effectively in a math context."

to show that something is true

"Students can prove effectively in a math context."

to make an expression easier to use

"Students can simplify effectively in a math context."

to replace one value with another

"Students can substitute effectively in a math context."

to change from one form or unit to another

"Students can convert effectively in a math context."

to change a number to a nearby simpler value

"Students can round effectively in a math context."

to mark points on a graph

"Students can plot effectively in a math context."

the same in number, size, or value

"The word equal is useful in a math answer."

not the same in number, size, or value

"The word unequal is useful in a math answer."

greater than zero

"The word positive is useful in a math answer."

less than zero

"The word negative is useful in a math answer."

forming or related to a straight line

"The word linear is useful in a math answer."

lines that never meet

"The word parallel is useful in a math answer."

meeting at a right angle

"The word perpendicular is useful in a math answer."

flat from left to right

"The word horizontal is useful in a math answer."

upright from top to bottom

"The word vertical is useful in a math answer."

close to the correct value but not exact

"The word approximate is useful in a math answer."

having the same value

"The word equivalent is useful in a math answer."

related to numbers

"The word numerical is useful in a math answer."