Algebra Basics Vocabulary

Name the underlined part of this expression. 3w + 5t -15

• coefficient

• constant

• variable

• term

A number used to multiply a variable.  
For example, in the expression 6z, 6 is the _____________ of z.

• Coefficient

• Variable

• Term

• Expression

Terms who variables and their exponents are the same.

• Expression

• Term

• Like Terms

• Evaluate

State the coefficient of mn in the following expression: n - 8mn + 7.

• 1

• 7

• 8

• -8

Match the following definitions to their corresponding vocabulary word.

• Term

• tells the number of times to multiply the base by itself

• Coefficient

• a number that multiplies the variable

• Variable

• an unknown or changing quantity

• Constant

• a term that does not contain a variable

• Exponent

• expressions separated by addition or subtraction

Tags

Vocabulary

Match each word to its description

• The number in front of a variable.

• Constant

• A number without a variable

• Like Terms

• A letter that represents an unknown #.

• Solution

• Terms that share the same variable

• Coefficient

• The value that makes an equation true.

• Variable

A number on its own that does not change and is without a variable is known as a _______________.

• Term

• Variable

• Coefficient

• Constant

Match the following key vocabulary to the correct definition

• coefficient

• a symbol representing a number

• variable

• Numbers or expressions that divide into another number evenly

• term

• the number that is in front of and multiplies another value

• expression

• A set of numbers or variables that are combined using the operations +, -, x, /

  
  

• factors

• a constant, variable, or multiplicative of the two

What is Algebra?

• math that includes variables

• the study of shapes

• mean, median, mode and range

• probability

Choose the word that goes with each picture and description.

g

f

c

b

range

exponential growth

y-intercept

axis of symmetry

exponential decay

slope

zero slope

asymptote

positive correlation

domain