Level 2 Maths Terminology

Question 1

How many millimetres in a centimetre?

Answer 1

10mm

Question 2

How many centimetres in a metre?

Answer 2

100cm

Question 3

How many metres in a kilometre?

Answer 3

1000m

Question 4

How many grams in a kilogram?

Answer 4

1000g

Question 5

How many millilitres in a litre?

Answer 5

1000mm

Question 6

What is the formula for working out the circumference of a circle?

Answer 6

C = πd

Question 7

What is the formula to work out the area of a circle?

Answer 7

A = πr²

Question 8

What is the formula for working out Volume of a cylinder?

Answer 8

V = πr²h

Question 9

The angles in a triangle add up to…

Answer 9

180°

Question 10

The angles in a quadrilateral add up to…

Answer 10

360°

Question 10

Angle on a straight line equals…

Answer 10

180°

Question 11

Mode is…

Answer 11

The most commonly occurring number(s)

Question 12

How do we work out median?

Answer 12

Put numbers in order from smallest to largest and then find the middle number.

Question 13

To work out mean, we…

Answer 13

add all the numbers up and then divide that by the amount of numbers we have.

Question 14

How do we work out range?

Answer 14

Find the difference between the biggest and smallest numbers.

Question 15

Opposite angles are always…

Answer 15

equal.

Question 16

What is “plan view?”

Answer 16

The view looking down from above.

Question 17

What is the “front elevation?”

Answer 17

View from the front.

Question 18

What is “side elevation?”

Answer 18

The view from the side.

Question 19

How do we calculate the area of a rectangle or square?

Answer 19

A = length x width

Question 20

How do we calculate perimeter?

Answer 20

Add up the measurements of all the sides

Question 21

How do we calculate volume of a cuboid?

Answer 21

V = length x width x height

Question 22

What does “percentage” mean?

Answer 22

“out of 100”

Question 23

If we work out the area of a wall in metres, what units do we need to show our answer in?

Answer 23

m² (metres squared)

Question 24

If we work out the volume of a room in metres, what units do we need to show our answer in?

Answer 24

m³ (metres cubed)

Question 25

What is the first thing we need to find out when working with ratio?

Answer 25

The value of 1 part

Question 26

How do we calculate area of a triangle?

Answer 26

A = (height x base) ÷ 2

Question 27

What acronym do we follow when calculating formulae?

Answer 27

BIDMAS

Question 28

What does the I in BIDMAS stand for?

Answer 28

Indices (squared/cubed etc)

Question 29

What does the B in BIDMAS stand for?

Answer 29

Brackets

Question 30

What maths symbol do we not use in formulae?

Answer 30

Multiply ( x )

Question 31

Calculate 7²

Answer 31

49

Question 32

The calculation for 4³ is...

Answer 32

4 x 4 x 4 =64

Question 33

What is the square root ( √ ) of 81?

Answer 33

9

Question 34

What is the formula for compound interest?

Answer 34

A=P(1+ i/100) to the power of "n" Where: A= Answer P = Principle Investment i = Interest rate n = number of years