Practice for Algebraic and Numerical Expressions

A _____________ is a symbol, usually a letter that stands for a number. 

• coefficient
• algebraic expression
• variable
• term

A(n) __________________ consists of one or more numbers, variables, and operations. 

• numeric expression
• term
• variable
• algebraic expression

Which of the following is an example of an algebraic expression?

• 3(2 + 7) - 10
• 78 - 5 + 3
• 3x + 6y
• 8(3) - 5 + 2

Which of the following terms mean "addition"? 

• of
• how many
• total of
• shared

"Twice the quantity of" means you will use ____________ to write the expression. 

• addition
• subtraction
• division
• parenthesis

The algebraic expression 6x - 4 can be written as which of the following? 

• x to the sixth power decreased by four
• The product of six and a number x decreased by four
• Six times a number x less than four
• four less than six

What step would I do second?

(4 - 2) x 9 + 7 =

• multiplication

• subtraction

• addition

• dividing

Which expression matches:

The sum of 6 and 5 doubled

• 2 x 6 + 5

• 2 x (6 + 5)

• 6 + (5 x 2)

15 decreased by 4 times a number

• 4n - 15
• 15-4n
• n- 15 x 4
• 15 x 4 - n

17 less than the product of 3 and m

• 3m - 17
• 17 - 3m
• 17m -3
• 17-3 + m