D771-Quantitative Literacy
1. Ratio: Relates two amounts
2. Unit: relates a value to a specific quantity of a thing
3. Rate: a word used for a ratio that relates values with ditterent units
Example: when a school compares the number of students to the number of classrooms
4. Growth Models: measures population growth around us
Example:
the growth of deer in PA
5. Slope: indicates how much the line goes up by whatever units are being measured
6. Constant: A value that does not change
7. Coefficient: A number multiplied by a variable in an algebraic expression.
8. Variable: A factor that can change
9. Operator: a mathematical sign to tell someone what type of mathematical operation will b e completed
10. Y-Intercept: Where the line crosses the Y axis
11. Exponent: a number that tells you how many times a base number is being multiplied
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1. Ratio: Relates two amounts
2. Unit: relates a value to a specific quantity of a thing
3. Rate: a word used for a ratio that relates values with ditterent units
Example: when a school compares the number of students to the number of classrooms
4. Growth Models: measures population growth around us
Example:
the growth of deer in PA
5. Slope: indicates how much the line goes up by whatever units are being measured
6. Constant: A value that does not change
7. Coefficient: A number multiplied by a variable in an algebraic expression.
8. Variable: A factor that can change
9. Operator: a mathematical sign to tell someone what type of mathematical operation will b e completed
10. Y-Intercept: Where the line crosses the Y axis
11. Exponent: a number that tells you how many times a base number is being multiplied
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