Solving Equations Vocabulary

Which symbols below are parentheses?

• ( )

• + - x /

• [ ]

• { }

A variable is a _____ that represents a number.

A _____ is a number, a letter, or a number with a letter.

• exponent

• operation

• term

• distribute

Check all the boxes that contain EXPONENTS.

• 3x²

• 5a + 3b - c

• 10n²mp⁴

• 17 - 2x

7x and -14x are an example of what?

When you are COMBINING LIKE TERMS, what are you doing with the like terms?

• adding

• subtracting

• multiplying

• dividing

What do you call the first step of this problem?

4(x - 3)

To _____, you need to combine like terms or distribute.

• term

• variable

• simplify

• operation

Check ALL the boxes that are operations.

• addition +

• subtraction -

• parentheses () {} []

• multiplication x

• division

  $\div$

Check ALL the boxes that have inverse operations.

• addition + and multiplication x

• subtraction - and parentheses ()

• multiplication x and division

  $\div$

• subtraction - and division $\div$

• addition + and subtraction -