Maths Key Word Quiz

Maths Key Words

Multiple

This word describes the numbers which are in the times tables. What is the word?

Mean

Which other subjects would you use the mean? Why?

Median

Find the median value of 2, 5, 5, 6, 8

Area

A farmer has a field which measures 10m by 50m. If he plants wheat on one half and flowers on the other. How much land is used for wheat?

Mode

Find the mode of 2, 2, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 8, 8

Perimeter

A regular hexagon has sides of 8cm. What is the total perimeter of this shape?

Difference

What is the difference between £2.50 and £3.70?

Factor

Write down all the factors of 36

Product

What is the product of 42 and 36?

Calculate

True or false, calculate means to use a calculator. Give a reason for your answer

Frequency

When drawing a bar chart, frequency is used to label:

a) The x axis

b) The y axis

c) Either

Give a reason for your answer

Parallelogram

How do you find the area of a parallelogram?