Equation Vocabulary Practice

What do we call a letter in math that represents an unknown number?

• Coefficient
• Variable
• Term
• Expression

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

What do we call the number that is being multiplied by a variable?

• Variable
• Term
• Expression
• Coefficient

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.2B

What do we call a number sentence that has an equal sign?

• Expression
• Solved
• Equation
• Algebraic

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

What do we call the 4 in the expression 4y+17?

• Coefficient
• Term
• Variable
• Four

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

What do we call the 13 in the expression 7x - 13 + 4? 

• Coefficient
• Term
• Expression
• Number

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which of the following is a variable in 
4y - 5 = 31

• 31
• 4
• y
• 4y - 5

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

Which of the following is a coefficient in 
4y - 5 = 31

• 31
• 4
• y
• 4y - 5

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which of the following is a term in 
4y - 5 = 31

• 31
• 4
• y
• 4y - 5

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Which of the following is an expression in 
4y - 5 = 31

• -5
• 4
• y
• 4y - 5

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Which of the following is an equation?

• 7y
• 32 + 19
• 42 = 6h
• 19 > 2p

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A