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Orders of Operations
Algebra Applications Unit 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Order of Operations | a set of rules used to solve mathematical problems |
| Decreasing Order | to go from the greatest value to the least value |
| Increasing Order | to go from the least value to the greatest value |
| Number line | a line with numbers placed in their correct position |
| Rational Number | any real number that can be expressed as the ratio of two integers |
| Irrational Number | any real number that cannot be expressed as the exact ratio of two integers |
| Real Number | a number that is either rational or irrational |
| Natural Number | any whole number greater than zero |
| Counting Number | a positive whole number |
| Whole Number | a positive or negative number, including zero that does not contain a fraction or decimal |
| Integer | any positive or negative whole number or zero |
| Exponent | shows you how many times the base appears in the product |
| Power of a Number | shows you how many times to use the number in a multiplication |
| Expression | an expression which is obtained by performing a finite number of the following operations on symbols representing numbers: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, raising to a power |
| Simplify | to make more simple, reduce, add, subtract, multiply, divide |
| Sum | answer to an addition problem |
| Difference | answer to a subtraction problem |
| Product | answer to a multiplication problem |
| Quotient | answer to a division problem |
| Evaluate | to calculate the numerical value |