What is an inequality? An inequality compares two different values using symbols that show one side is either less than or greater than the other side. With inequalities you never use an equal sign because the two sides are not supposed to be equal. There is no right answer as the variable could be whatever […]

What is an equation?   An equation is where there are numbers, terms and variables with an equal sign and a number on the other side of the equal sign. An equation is where the left side of the equal sign is equal to the right side. Equations are like expressions, where in expressions there are […]

What is a polynomial? The definition of a polynomial is an expression the has two or more algebraic terms, that is containing different powers with the same variable. A polynomial is many numbers that are grouped together to make an expression containing different numbers, variables and exponents, that you can either add, subtract, multiply or […]

Exponents An exponent is a tiny number beside a big number, which is called the base. Exponents make copies. The exponent is representing copies of the base, so if there was a base that was 5 and an exponent that was 3, it would mean that there are 3 copies of 5. ( 5x5x5). I […]

Fractions on Number Lines I have learned how to do fractions on a number line in previous years, but I learned how to do them an easier way for me to understand and I also learned about placing the negative fractions on a number line. I know that if it is a positive fraction I […]