Writing Expressions 6th grade

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What is the symbol for sum?

Back

+

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What is a coefficient?

Back

A number multiplied by a variable.

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How many terms are in the expression 3x + 5 - 2y + 7?

Back

4

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Which part of the expression 5x + 3 shows the product?

Back

5x

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What is a factor in mathematics?

Back

A number, variable or expression that is multiplied by another.

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What does the term 'variable' mean?

Back

A letter that represents an unknown number.

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What is an expression?

Back

A mathematical phrase made up of numbers and/or variables connected by operations.

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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 does it mean to simplify an expression?

Back

To combine like terms and reduce it to its simplest form.

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What are like terms?

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Terms that have the same variable and exponent.