Identifying Terms in an Algebraic Expression

The expression 3-x+4n-7p^2 has how many terms?

• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

A term that does not have a variable

• term

• constant

• coefficient

• variable

A number that is multiplied by a variable

• constant

• variable

• coefficient

• product

• 2x

• -3

• 6y

• -1

• -2

• -5

• 1

• -6

• 2

• 1

• -6

• 4.2

Which of the following are examples of like-terms?

How many terms are in the algebraic expression?

[hint: terms are separated by operators]

2y + x + 4 + y²

• 4

• 3

• 5

• 2

What does 3² mean?

• 3 x 2
• 3 x 3
• 2 x 2 x 2

True or False:
u³and u² are like terms.

• True 
• False