Unit 10 Math
Word/Vocabulary
Example/Picture
Explain
Algebraic
expression
Maria is 2 inches taller than Joe.
M = Maria’s height
M-2 = Joe’s height
An expression
that contains a
variable.
A graph in
which data
points are
connected by
line segments.
Line Graph
Pan Balance
A device used
to weigh
objects or
compare their
weights.
Predict
To say what will
happen in the
future based on
experimental
data or
calculations.
Rate
A comparison
by division of
two quantities
with different
units.
Traveling 100 miles in 2 hours is an average rate of
100mi
2hr
Or 50 miles per hour.
Unit 10 Math
Whole
Numbers
The counting
numbers and 0.
0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 …….25….77….1,258….122,346,896…
Single
Operation
4+7=?
4*7=?
A math problem
where only one
operation is
being used
7/4=?
Equation
5 + 10 = 15
P = 21 + 2w
Expression
2+3
5*8
5/r+5
9x - 3
A number
sentence that
contains an
equal sign.
A mathematical
phrase made up
of numbers,
variables,
operation
symbols, and/or
grouping
symbols.
An expression DOES NOT contain relation symbols!
Inequality
9 < 12
12 > 4
May also use ≤, ≥, ≠, etc.
A number
sentence with a
relation symbol
other than =.
Unit 10 Math
Variable
5+n=9
n=4
x + 2 < 10
x = any number less than 8
Pi
(16th letter
of the
Greek
Alphabet)
Or 3.1415927 (3.14)
geyser
A letter or other
symbol that
represents a
number.
The ratio of the
circumference
of a circle to its
diameter. Also,
the ratio of the
area of a circle
to the square of
its radius.
A natural hot
spring from
which steam
and hot water
shoot into the
air after being
heated below
the surface by
masses of hot
rock