Algebra puzzle
Across
- 1. The study of mathematical symbols and the rules for manipulating those symbols.
- 3. The answer to a multiplication problem.
- 5. A letter (like x) that we can use to mean different numbers at different times.
- 8. The first median, and third are values which divide a data collection into four roughly equal parts.
- 12. A number that cannot be written as a fraction
- 14. A combination of variables and numbers using arithmetic (like 6−x).
- 15. A diagram showing data values as dots above a number line.
- 16. A constant that a variable or expression is multiplied by.
- 17. A collection of related measurements.
- 18. An expression that is multiplied by another expression, or that can be multiplied by another expression to produce a specified result.
- 19. A mathematical sentence with an equals sign (like 3x+5=11).
- 20. terms that have the same variable raised to the same power.
Down
- 2. A sequence of numbers in which each number can be computed by adding the same amount to the previous number.
- 4. y=mx+b
- 6. A box with “whiskers” showing the median, quartiles, and extremes (least and greatest values) of a collection of data values.
- 7. Element in a sum, difference, or sequence.
- 9. A line that you can flip (or reflect) a graph across that results in the same graph.
- 10. In a power, the number of times the base is multiplied by itself.
- 11. A single fixed number (unlike a variable, whose value can vary).
- 13. A numerator divided by a denominator like 1/2 Usually we require the numerator and denominator to both be integers.