Parts of an expression

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What is a constant in an expression?

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A constant is a number that is ALONE (solo) in an expression.

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The constant is 5.

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What is a coefficient?

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A coefficient is the number in front of a variable (letter) in an expression.

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The coefficient of x is 3.

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The terms are 7x, -6, and 8.

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There are 3 terms.

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The coefficient of y is -1.

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What is an expression?

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An expression is a combination of numbers, variables, and operations without an equality sign.

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What is a variable?

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A variable is a letter that represents an unknown number in an expression.

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The terms are 4a, 3b, -2c, and 7.