Great Phrase to Hear about Mathematics

Not So Great Phrases to Hear

Simplify

Reduce

Square Root of x

Radical x

Rad x

Divides to 1

Simplify to 1

Cancel

Divide out

Multiply

Times by

…Times the quantity of

…Times the sum of

… parentheses

Distribute

(Always works)

FOIL

(Only works for product of binomials)

Sum/add

Difference/subtract

Plus by

Minus by

…tenths/hundredths

Point…

104   One hundred four

One hundred and four

1,275  One thousand seventy five

Twelve seventy five

Numerator

Denominator

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