Identifying Constants and Simplifying Expressions

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What is a constant in an expression?

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There are 4 terms in the expression: 12a, 5c, -9v, and -10.

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What is the difference between a term and a constant?

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A term is a single mathematical expression that can be a number, variable, or the product of numbers and variables. A constant is a specific type of term that has a fixed value.

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What does it mean to simplify an expression?

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To simplify an expression means to combine like terms and reduce it to its simplest form.

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What are like terms?

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The coefficient is 12, which is the number multiplying the variable a.

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How do you identify constants in an expression?

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Constants are the terms in an expression that do not contain any variables. They are just numbers.