Checkpoint 2 Math Vocabulary

combines both numbers and letters using the arithmetic operations of addition (+), subtraction (–), multiplication (·), and division (÷) to express a quantity.

• algebraic expression

• variable

• coefficient

• term

In math expressions, the components added or subtracted

• algebraic expressions

• variable

• term

• sum

symbols, often letters, that represent different values in various situations.

• terms

• variables

• expressions

• constant

a number multiplied by a variable

• term

• product

• algebraic expression

• coefficient

lets you simplify expressions wherein you multiply a number by a sum or difference.

• distributive property

• variable

• term

• algebraic expression

a sentence with a minimum of two numbers or variables and at least one math operation.

• coefficient

• variable

• expression

• distributive property

numbers that represent the same value or amount

• like terms

• equivalent

• variables

• coefficient

a number that does not change

• variable

• term

• constant

• expressioon

terms with the same variable raised to the same power.

• like terms

• variable

• term

• expression