Equivalent Expressions

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

• coefficient
• algebraic expression
• variable
• term

Identify the constant of the algebraic expression:

3x + 5

• 3

• x

• 5

• 3x and 5

Which words could be used to describe the following expression? 6h

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

Are the following expressions equivalent?

4( y - 1) and 1 + 4y

• yes

• no

Use the distributive property to find an equivalent expression: 5(2f + 4)

• 10f + 4
• 10f + 9
• 10f + 20
• 30f

Find an equivalent expression for the given expression: 36x + 24

• 4(9x + 7)
• 4(9x + 8)
• 2(18x + 12)
• 12(3x + 3)

Choose the equivalent expression for the given expression: 2(r + y)

• 3ry
• 2r + y
• 2r + 2y
• 3r + 3y

Use the given expression to answer the following question. 
5x + 9 - 4b
There are _________ terms in the given algebraic expression. 

• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

In the given expression, the 4 and the 8 are the ________________ in the expression.
4r + 8u

• variables
• terms
• coefficients
• exponents

In the given expression, the v and the r are  called the __________________. 
15v - 13r

• terms
• exponents
• coefficients
• variables