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  • The result of dividing a number is called
    The quotient
  • What is the variable in this question: 4z
    the z
  • Are the absolute values of these numbers equivalent? 345 vs. -290
    no!
  • Is 0 an integer?
    Yes
  • Is -5/4 an integer?
    No
  • What is the value of the variable in this question: 4z=16 (hint: when a variable is right beside a number it means multiply)
    4
  • The number we divide by is called
    the divisor
  • What do we call a whole number that is positive, negative, or 0?
    An integer
  • What is the coefficient in this question: 4z
    the 4
  • Is 2.5 a whole number?
    no
  • What is the exponent in 3 to the power of 9?
    the 9
  • 0.20 is a decimal, but what is the equivalent percentage?
    20%
  • Another word for "number" or a result of a calculation is?
    value
  • Are the absolute values of these number equivalent? 12 vs. -12
    yes
  • When you compare two numbers, like people who like chocolate ice cream vs people who prefer vanilla, and maybe you write it out like "1 to 5 like vanilla over chocolate" this is called?
    a ratio
  • Bunus points! No calculator, What is the value of 3 cubed?
    27
  • What is the value of 3 squared?
    9
  • The number being divided is called the
    dividend
  • What you change one value to another (like gallons to cups of water), the question would ask you to "____" the numbers
    convert
  • What is the base in the question: 3 to the power of 8
    the 3
  • What is the ratio of people in class who like playing sports to people who don't like sports
    Depends ont he class - teacher check the answer
  • Bonus extra points question! What is the answer to this question? (no calculators!)
    343
  • The answer to a math problem is sometimes called the
    result