Identifying Parts of an Expression

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Identify a constant in the expression 3x + 2y + 7

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7

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How many terms are in the expression 3a + 2b + c + 100

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4

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Identify the variables in the expression 3x + 9

Back

x

Front

What is a variable?

Back

A symbol to represent the unknown.

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Which term contains a coefficient in the expression m + 3n + p + 3?

Back

3n

Front

What is a term in an expression?

Back

A single mathematical expression that can be a number, variable, or the product of both.

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What is a coefficient?

Back

A number that multiplies a variable.

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What is an expression?

Back

A combination of numbers, variables, and operators (like + and -) without an equality sign.

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Identify the like terms in the expression 4x + 5x + 2y.

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4x and 5x are like terms.

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What does it mean to simplify an expression?

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To combine like terms and reduce the expression to its simplest form.