Algebraic Expressions Vocabulary

The word variable means

• a number

• a letter that represents a number

• a number that is multiplied by a number

• to replace one thing with another

The _____________ is the result of a multiplication problem.

• quotient

• sum

• product

• substitute

The word evaluate means _______________.

• To find the value of an expression

• the answer to an addition problem

• the part of an expression that stays the same

• a number that is multiplied by a variable

coefficient

• the answer to a division problem

• the answer to a subtraction problem

• a number that is multiplied by a variable

• the part of that stays the same

sum

• the answer to an addition problem

• the answer to a subtraction problem

• the answer to a multiplication problem

• the product of two numbers

How many terms are in the expression 4x + 9 ?

• 3

• 4

• 1

• 2

How many terms does the expression 3x + 5m + 8 have?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 5

in the expression 5x + 7, the number 5 is the ______________

• constant

• coefficient

• variable

• sum

in the expression 5x + 7, the number 7 is the ___________________

• variable

• sum

• difference

• constant

in the expression 5x + 7, the letter x is the ________________

• variable

• constant

• coefficient

• product