Key
Vocabulary/Vocabulario
Previously, you
• compared and ordered whole
numbers to the hundred
thousands.
• used the order of operations
without exponents.
• looked for patterns.
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You will study
• comparing and ordering whole
numbers to the billions.
• using the order of operations,
including exponents.
• how to recognize and extend
sequences.
• using properties to compute
whole-number operations
mentally.
• representing whole numbers by
using exponents.
You can use the skills
learned in this chapter
• to express numbers in scientific
and standard notation in science
classes.
• to recognize and extend
geometric sequences.
4 Chapter 1
Associative Property propiedad asociativa
base base (en la
numeración)
Commutative Property propiedad conmutativa
Distributive Property propiedad distributiva
evaluate evaluar
exponent exponente
numerical expression expresión numérica
order of operations orden de las
operaciones
sequence sucesión
term término
(en una sucesión)
Vocabulary Connections
To become familiar with some of the
vocabulary terms in the chapter, consider the
following. You may refer to the chapter, the
glossary, or a dictionary if you like.
1. The word evaluate means “to determine
the value of something.” What do you think
you will evaluate in this chapter?
2. An order is the way things are arranged one
after the other. How do you think an
order of operations will help you solve
math problems?
3. The word numerical means “of numbers.”
The word expression can refer to a
mathematical symbol or combination of
symbols. What do you think a
numerical expression is?
4. A sequence is a list or arrangement that is
in a particular order. What kind of
sequence do you expect to see in this
chapter?