Algebra Vocabulary #1

Algebra Vocabulary Review Slides

Variable terms & Constant terms

There are 2 basic kinds of terms in algebra

• Variable terms

• Constant terms

Variable Term:

A term that has a letter in it holding the place of an unknown number.

It could be just a letter, or a number multiplying a letter.

Look at some examples:

Notice that each term shown has a letter.

Multiple Select

Check all the boxes that contain variable terms

• 21

• 15x

• -23k

• 0.12

Multiple Select

Check all the boxes that DO NOT contain variable terms

• -15x

• 23m

• -12

• 15.3

Constant Term:

A term that is just a number.

Look at some examples:

Notice that each term is just a number

Multiple Select

Check all the boxes that contain constant terms terms

• 21

• 15x

• -23k

• 0.12

Multiple Select

Check all the boxes that DO NOT contain constant terms

• -15x

• 23m

• -12

• 15.3

Multiple Choice

Is this a variable terms or a constant term?

 $-13x$  

• variable term

• constant term

Multiple Choice

Is this a variable terms or a constant term?

 $12xy$  

• variable term

• constant term

Multiple Choice

Is this a variable terms or a constant term?

 $-12.26$  

• variable term

• constant term

Multiple Choice

Which are circled? Variable terms or constant terms?

 

• variable terms

• constant terms

Multiple Choice

Which are circled? Variable terms or constant terms?

 

• variable terms

• constant terms

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