Memory Math Vocab 1Version en ligne Matching Math equations and inequality terminologies with definitions. par Becky Andrews If you multiply both sides of an equation by the same number, the sides remain equal (i.e. equality is preserved). equation A value of a variable that makes an equation true. two-step inequality If you divide both sides of an equation by the same nonzero number, the sides remain equal. solution An inequality that contains two operations. A numerical factor in a term of an algebraic expression. If you add the same number to both sides of an equation, the sides remain equal Addition Property of equality Subtraction Property of equality Division Property of equality two-step equations When both sides of an equation have the same number subtracted from them, the remaining expressions are still equal. For example: If 5 = 5, then 5 - 2 = 5 - 2. inequality A sentence stating that two quantities are equal. coefficient A mathematical sentence that compares two unequal expressions using one of the symbols , ≤, ≥, or ≠. Two different operations as in 3x + 4 = 8, must multiply and divide. Multiplication Property of inequality