Numerical and Algebraic Expressions Vocabulary

A _________ is a number that is used as a factor when that number is raised to a power.

What is a coefficient in an algebraic expression?

• A number that indicates how many times the base is used as a factor

• A number whose value does not change

• A number that is multiplied by the variable

• A letter or symbol used to represent a quantity that can change

A ___________ is a number in an expression whose value does not change.

What are equivalent expressions?

• Expressions with different variables raised to different exponents

• Expressions with different values for all values of the variable

• Expressions with the same value for all values of the variable

• Expressions that contain only numbers and operations

What does it mean to evaluate an expression?

• To find the value of a numerical or algebraic expression

• To simplify an expression by combining like terms

• To find the coefficient of a variable in an expression

• To find the base of an expression

What is an exponent in algebraic expressions?

• A number that indicates how many times the base is used as a factor

• A number that is used as a factor

• A letter or symbol used to represent a quantity that can change

• A number whose value does not change

What are like terms in algebraic expressions?

• Terms with different variables raised to different exponents

• Terms with the same variables raised to the same exponents

• Terms with different values for all values of the variable

• Terms with different coefficients

What is a numerical expression?

• An expression with different variables raised to different exponents

• An expression with different values for all values of the variable

• An expression that contains only numbers and operations

• An expression that contains at least one variable

What is a term in algebraic expressions?

• The number that is multiplied by the variable in an algebraic expression

• The parts of an expression that are added or subtracted

• A number whose value does not change

• A number that indicates how many times the base is used as a factor

A ________ is a letter or symbol used to represent a quantity that can change.