TTC-Assessment

The strand in mathematics that uses letters, signs or symbols to represent an unknown quantity best describe_________.

• Geometry

• Equation

• Algebra

• Numbers

__________are letters, signs or symbols that are used to represent a quantity that is not known.

• Term

• Variable

• Constant

• Coefficient

A value or number that never changes in an expression may define a/an____________.

• Constant

• Variable

• Coefficient

• Term

____________is a number used to multiply a variable.

• Term

• Constant

• Coefficient

• Multiple

Which is an example of an Algebraic expression?

• 8m + 2= 18

• 4 - 2 = 2

• 9n-2

• 4(2) + 3(5)

3 added to a number ‘y’ may be written as:

• 3y + y

• 3 + y

• 3y + 3

• y + 3

The difference between a number ‘n’ and 8 may be written as:

• n8-8

• 8n-8

• n-8

• 8n-8

A number increased by 5 equals 15 can be written as:

• n + 15= 5

• n + 5= 15

• 5 + n= 15

• 15+ n= 5

A certain number subtracted from 49 leaves 13 may be written as:

• n - 49= 13

• 49 - n= 13

• 49-13= n

• n -13= 49

Solve for the value of 'n' in the equation n-73=42

• n= 73

• n= 42

• n= -31

• n= 115