15 MATH TERMSBy: Kristin Cribbs

ORDERING FRACTIONS Step 1: divide to change to a decimal

(only use two decimal places) Step 2:put on a number line To order three or more fractions from

least to greatest, compare them, two fractions at a time

SCIENTIFIC NOTATION a method for expressing a given

quantity as a number having significant digits necessary for a specified degree of accuracy, multiplied by 10 to the appropriate power, as 1385.62 written as 1.386 × 10 3

ADDING & SUBTRACTING Adding: sign are the same add the

number and keep the sign. if sign are different subtract and keep the sign of the number with largest absolute value.

Subtracting: same change-change 1# stay the same change subt. to add change the 2# to its opposite (use add rules)

ONE STEP EQUATIONS (One-Step Equation) An equation or

inequality that can be solved in one step or action.

BAR GRAPH A bar graph displays data with vertical

or horizontal bars.

LINE PLOTS Use a number line and X’s.

HISTOGRAM Shows the number of data items that

occur within each internal.(hint: bars that touch)

LINE GRAPH Shows data that changes over time.

STEM AND LEAF PLOT Shows data arranged by place value.

CIRCLE GRAPH Shows part of a whole.

BOX AND WHISKER A graph that displays the highest and

lowest quarter as whiskers the middle two of the data as the box and the median.

SCATTER POT Is a graph with points plotted to show

the relationship between of the two sets of data.

THEORETICAL PROBABILITY Is what should happen in a given event.

DEPENDENT EVENT PROBABILITY First even affect the outcome of second

event.

SURFACE AREA OF A CUBE The total area of the surface of a three-

dimensional object.