Identifying Terms and Coefficients in Algebra

What is a term in algebra?

• A graph representation

• A combination of numbers and variables being multiplied

• A function in mathematics

• A type of algebraic equation

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2B

Which of the following is a constant?

• x^2

• -42

• 5

• 3x

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2B

What does a coefficient in algebra refer to?

• The numerical factor of a term

• The variable part of a term

• The highest power of a variable

• The exponent attached to a variable

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2B

If a term is just a variable, what is its coefficient?

• Undefined

• The variable itself

• 1

• 0

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2B

Which of the following is not a constant?

• 100

• 3x

• 42

• -19

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2B

What is the coefficient of 'y' in the term 9y?

• 9

• y

• 0

• 1

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2B

Which of the following is a correct representation of a constant?

• x^2

• 5x

• 100

• 3xy

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2B

What makes two terms like terms?

• They have the same variable with the same exponent

• They are both products of the same variables

• They are both constants

• They have the same coefficient

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2B

Which of the following terms are like terms?

• 3x and 3x^2

• 5x and 5x

• x and y

• 2x and 2y

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What is the coefficient in the algebraic expression 27xy?

• 27

• y

• xy

• x

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2B