Expression/Equation Vocabulary Assessment

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What is a constant?

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A number without a variable.

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What is a coefficient?

Back

The number in front of a variable.

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What are inequality signs?

Back

< & >

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What is a variable in an equation?

Back

A symbol that represents an unknown number.

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What is an expression?

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A combination of numbers, variables, and operations.

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What is an equation?

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A mathematical statement that two expressions are equal.

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What does it mean to solve an equation?

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To find the value of the variable that makes the equation true.

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What is a term in an expression?

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A single number or variable, or numbers and variables multiplied together.

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What is the difference between an expression and an equation?

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An expression does not have an equal sign, while an equation does.

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What is a like term?

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Terms that have the same variable raised to the same power.