Algebra Terminology

A(n) __________________ is one or more terms separated by addition or subtraction.

• variable

• term

• coefficient

• expression

What are the terms in the expression?

-4x + 6y - 2

• -4x, 6y, -2

• x, y

• 4x, 6y

• -2

What are the variables in the expression?

• -4x, 6y, -2

• x, y

• 4x, 6y

• -2

What is algebra? 

• the part of mathematics using symbols to represent shapes and quantities in equations

• the part of mathematics in which letters and other general symbols are used to represent numbers and quantities in formulae and equations.

• a book title for mathematics

• a parasite that cannot find y

Match the following terms to the definition.

• Apply math properties to make an expression as small as possible.

• Simplify

• To calculate the value of. In algebra, we may have to substitute and simplify.

• (To) Factor

  AKA: Factorization

• A set of numbers that divide another number, leaving no remainder.

• Evaluate

• To break a number down into smaller numbers that, multiplied together, produce the original number.

• Factors

• To find a value(s) we can put in place of a variable that makes the equation/inequality true.

• Solve

Which of the following expressions contains the coefficients 4 and -6?

• 4n - 6n + 4

• 4n + 6n - 4

• -4n - 6n

• -4n + 6n

Which of the following expressions contains the variables x, y, and z?

• 4x + 6y + 10z

• 4x + 6y

• 4x + 10z

• 6y +10z

Which of the following answer choices is NOT an example of a variable?

• 8

• x

• u

• n

A _____________ is a symbol, usually a letter, that stands for a quantity that can take on any value.

• coefficient

• algebraic expression

• variable

• term

Which of the following is an algebraic expression?

• 3(2 + 7) - 10

• 78 - 5 + 3

• 3x + 6y

• 8(3) - 5 + 2