Algebra 1 Chapter 1 Review

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What is the expression for the quotient of x and 7?

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What is the expression for four more than the product of 3 and x?

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Define a variable in algebra.

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A symbol used to represent an unknown value.

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What is an expression in algebra?

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A combination of numbers, variables, and operations without an equality sign.

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What is the difference between an expression and an equation?

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An expression does not have an equality sign, while an equation does.

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What does it mean to simplify an expression?

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To reduce it to its simplest form by combining like terms.

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What are like terms?

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Terms that have the same variable raised to the same power.

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What is the distributive property?

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a(b + c) = ab + ac, distributing a across the sum.

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What is a coefficient?

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A numerical factor in a term of an algebraic expression.

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What is a constant in algebra?

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A fixed value that does not change.