Expressions Vocabulary quiz

Properties

• Statements that are true for any number.

• Specific characteristics of a number.

• The value of a number in a given context.

• The process of calculating a number.

Simplifying Expressions

• Combining like terms and using properties to reduce an expression to its simplest form.

• Adding and subtracting numbers without any rules.

• Multiplying numbers to get a larger value.

• Dividing numbers to find a smaller value.

Equation

• A mathematical statement that two expressions are equal.

• A type of graph that shows a relationship between two variables.

• A formula used to calculate the area of a shape.

• A numerical value that represents a quantity.

Distributive Property

• To multiply a sum by a number, multiply each addend by the number outside the parentheses.

• To add a sum by a number, add each addend to the number inside the parentheses.

• To divide a sum by a number, divide each addend by the number outside the parentheses.

• To subtract a sum by a number, subtract each addend from the number inside the parentheses.

Coefficient

• A number multiplied by a variable in an algebraic expression.

• A constant term in a polynomial.

• The sum of two or more variables.

• A type of equation that has no solution.

Inequality

• A mathematical statement that compares two expressions using <, >, ≤, or ≥.

• A type of equation that has no solution.

• A statement that asserts the equality of two expressions.

• A method for solving linear equations.

Constant

• A term without a variable; a number that stands alone.

• A variable that can change value.

• A mathematical operation involving addition or subtraction.

• A type of equation that has no solution.

Variable

• A symbol, usually a letter, used to represent a number.

• A fixed value that does not change.

• A type of data structure in programming.

• A mathematical operation performed on numbers.

Like Terms

• Terms that have the same variable raised to the same power.

• Terms that have different variables.

• Terms that are constants.

• Terms that have the same coefficient.

Expression

• A combination of numbers, variables, and operations without an equality sign.

• A statement that two expressions are equal.

• A single number or variable.

• An equation that includes an equality sign.