Mathlete Crossword
Across
- 1. this is an acronym (or series of letters) we used in math this year to remember our Order of Operations
- 4. this is the smallest whole number (spell it out)
- 7. instead of saying "to the third power", you can just say this word instead
- 9. this is the nickname for a shortcut method that can be used to compare two fractions
- 10. a letter used to represent an unknown quantity
- 12. this can be used to describe a number less than zero
- 13. a type of number that has 3 or more factors
- 15. some old guy used to yell this in the hallway once a week at school, just before first period (two words)
- 17. the top number of a fraction
- 18. used to compare quantities with completely different/unrelated units
- 19. some old guy who knows his times tables and likes to embarrass himself by rapping in front of kids
Down
- 2. instead of saying "to the second power", you can just say this word instead
- 3. when you divide fractions, you must flip the second fraction, which turns it into its ___________
- 5. this type of fraction has a numerator that is equal to -- or bigger than -- its denominator
- 6. the ________ value of a number is its distance from zero
- 8. the bottom number of a fraction
- 11. used to compare two quantities
- 14. this word literally means "out of 100"
- 16. a type of number that only has 2 factors
- 18. this was the largest group of numbers that we discussed this year (it includes fractions, decimals, positive #s, negative #s, integers, whole numbers, etc.)