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1.

Are the following terms 'like' or 'unlike'....

9

-4

a)

Like

b)

Unlike

2.

Are the following terms 'like' or 'unlike'....

3a

3

a)

Like

b)

Unlike

3.

Are the following terms 'like' or 'unlike'....

3a

-3b

a)

Like

b)

Unlike

4.

Are the following terms 'like' or 'unlike'....

7a²

2a

a)

Like

b)

Unlike

5.

Are the following terms 'like' or 'unlike'....

-5b

-7b²

a)

Like

b)

Unlike

6.

Are the following terms 'like' or 'unlike'....

3a

-b²

a)

Like

b)

Unlike

7.

Which of these are like terms in the following expression:

3x + 9x + 2x²

a)

7, 24y

b)

3x, 9x

c)

3x, -9x

d)

3x, -9x, 2x²

8.

What are the like terms in the following expression?

5a + 2b + 3a

a)

5a, -3a

b)

5a, 3a

c)

5a, 2b

d)

5a, 4

9.

What are the like terms in the following expression?
2x + 1 + 7x

a)

2x, 7x

b)

2x, 1

c)

2x, -7x

d)

7x, 1

10.

What are the like terms in the following expression?

5x + 8 + 2x

a)

5x, -2x

b)

5x, 2x

c)

5x, 8

d)

8, -2x

11.

True or False:
4x and x are like terms.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Which of the following is a like term with $5g$

a)

$8g$

b)

$5h$

c)

$5g^2$

d)

$5gh$

13.

Identify a constant in the expression
3x + 2y + 7

a)

3

b)

2y

c)

7

d)

2

14.

Identify the coefficient in the expression
4m + n + 2

a)

2

b)

4

c)

m

d)

n

15.

How many terms are in the expression
3x + 2y + z

a)

5

b)

2

c)

4

d)

3

16.

What is a constant?

a)

A term with no variables.

b)

A number.

c)

A term with numbers and variables.

d)

A letter.

17.

How many terms are in the expression
3a + 2b + c + 100

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

18.

Which term contains a coefficient?
m + 3n + p + 3

a)

m

b)

3n

c)

p

d)

3

19.

Identify the constant in the expression
4y + 2 + x

a)

x

b)

y

c)

4y

d)

2

20.

The number before a variable is the _____.

a)

term

b)

constant

c)

coefficient

d)

variable

21.

Identify the coefficient in the expression
4m + n + 2

a)

2

b)

4

c)

m

d)

n

22.

Identify the "like terms" in the expression:
2x + 4y - 3x + y - x

a)

2x and 4y and -3x

b)

2x and -3x and x
4y and y

c)

they are all like terms

d)

there are no like terms

23.

Are 3x and 3 like terms?

a)

Yes

b)

No

24.

How many coefficients are in expression?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

25.

A number with no variable attached is called a _____.

a)

coefficient

b)

constant

c)

variable

d)

term

26.

A letter that represents a number.

a)

Algebraic Expression

b)

Like Terms

c)

Constant

d)

Variable

27.

Identify the variable in the expression 5y+7?

a)

x

b)

5y

c)

y

d)

7

28.

A number in front of a variable that can be positive or negative.

a)

Variable

b)

Constant

c)

Term

d)

Coefficient

29.

A number that is on its' own. (Does not have a variable attached to it).

a)

Constant

b)

Term

c)

Variable

d)

Coefficient

30.

How many terms are in the expression?
3x + 7+ p - 12

a)

3

b)

7

c)

4

d)

12

31.

Identify the constant in the expression.
2y + x + 8 + 7p

a)

7

b)

2

c)

1

d)

8

32.

Identify a constant in the expression
3x + 2y + 7

a)

3

b)

2y

c)

7

d)

2

33.

How many terms are in the expression
3x + 2y + z

a)

5

b)

2

c)

4

d)

3

34.

Identify the variables in the expression
3x + 9

a)

x

b)

y

c)

9

d)

3x

35.

Which term contains a coefficient?
m + 3n + p + 3

a)

m

b)

3n

c)

p

d)

3

36.

A letter that represents a number is called a _____.

a)

variable

b)

coefficient

c)

constant

d)

term

37.

A number with no variable attached is called a _____.

a)

coefficient

b)

constant

c)

variable

d)

term

38.

Name the underlined part of the expression. 21 + g - 5h

a)

term

b)

variable

c)

constant

d)

coefficient

39.

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

a)

coefficient

b)

constant

c)

variable

d)

term

40.

Name the underlined part of the expression. 13r - 29

a)

constant

b)

term

c)

coefficient

d)

variable

41.

If there is not a number in front of a variable, it is understood to be ....

a)

1

b)

0

c)

-1

d)

5

Identifying Like terms

Total questions: 41

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