Solving and Writing Equations and Inequalities Vocabulary

We call a letter in math that represents an unknown number as (a)   .

• Coefficient
• Variable
• Term
• Expression

What do we call the number that is being multiplied by a variable?

• Variable
• Term
• Expression
• Coefficient

What do we call a number sentence that has an equal sign?

• Expression
• Solved
• Equation
• Algebraic

What do we call the 4 in the expression 4y+17?

• Coefficient
• Term
• Variable
• Four

(a)   is an equation.

• 7y
• 32 + 19
• 42 = 6h
• 19 > 2p

3x-4=8
Is this an expression or an equation?

• expression
• equation
• I'm not sure

12c+15-4c=34 is a(n) (a)   .

• expression
• equation
• I'm not sure

6x-5+3x
Is this an expression or an equation?

• expression
• equation
• I'm not sure

4x+6=10

In the equation above, the number 4 is called the coefficient because it is the number next to the variable.

• True

• False

Like terms have the same _____ and the same _____.

• variables and numbers
• signs and numbers
• variables and exponents
• variables and signs