EE Vocabulary Quiz

a number that is being multiplied by the variable

• constant

• term

• variable

• coefficient

the terms that contain the same variable which is raised to the same power.

• constant

• term

• like terms

• coefficient

States that when a number is multiplied by the sum of two numbers, the first number can be distributed to both of those numbers and multiplied by each of them separately, then adding the two products together for the same result as multiplying the first number by the sum.

• Distributive Property of Multiplication

• like terms

• evaluate

• equivalent expressions

to reduce (an equation, fraction, etc) to a simpler form by cancellation of common factors, regrouping of terms in the same variable, etc.

• like terms

• simplify

• evaluate

• inverse operations

a number that has a known value and often stands alone.

• like terms

• term

• constant

• coefficient

a single number or variable, or the product of several numbers or variables separated by a + or - sign

• constant

• term

• coefficient

• inequality

solve or find the solution to

• like terms

• inequality

• term

• evaluate

operations that undo one another

• inverse operations

• term

• inequality

• distributive property

a letter that represents an unknown number(s)

• term

• variable

• coefficient

• constant

compares two values, showing if one is less than, greater than, or simply not equal to another value.

• equivalent expression

• constant

• inequality

• term