Simplifying Algebraic Expressions and Equations

The 12 is referred to as the _______

• Variable

• Product

• Constant

• Coefficient

How many terms are in the expression below:

3c + 7d

• one

• two

• three

• four

5 less than the product of 7 and s

• 7s - 5

• 5 - 7 + s

• 7(s - 5) 

• 5 - 7s

A mathematical phrase involving at least one variable and sometimes numbers and operation symbols.

• Variable

• Algebraic Expression

• Constant

• Coefficient

The sum of two addends multiplied by a number is the sum of the product of each addend and the number. 

• distributive property

• associative property of addition

• term

• variable

Terms in an algebraic expression that have the same variable raised to the same power. Only the coefficients of like terms are different. 

• variable

• like terms

• product

• constant

A letter or symbol used to represent a number or quantities that vary

• constant

• coefficient

• variable

• term

A mathematical statement that says two things are equal.

• Algebraic Expression

• Algebraic Equation

• Constant

• Coefficient

An algebraic equation is....

• math statement that does not have an equal sign.

• math statement with an equal sign. 

• letter or symbol that represents a number.

• number that can evenly go into another number without a remainder.