Algebra Vocabulary 1

What does the number 5 represent in the following expression:

2x + 5

• constant

• coefficient

• variable

• term

What is 3x + 5 called?

• algebraic equation

• algebraic expression

• numerical expression

• numerical equation

A number in front of a variable

• numerical equation

• coefficient

• constant

• inequality

How many terms are in the following expression?

2x + 7y -18

• 2

• 4

• 3

• 1

In the following expression, what numbers are coefficients? 22 - 17a + 4b

• 4 and 17

• 4 and 22

• 17 and 22

• 22, 17 and 4

A letter that stands for an unknown number

• constant

• coefficient

• variable

• expression

A mathematical phrase that contains variables, numbers, and operation symbols

• algebraic expression
• numerical expression
• algebraic equation
• numerical equation