Algebraic Expressions Vocabulary

What is a like term?

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

• Terms that have different variables raised to the same power.

• Terms that are constants only.

• Terms that have the same coefficients but different variables.

In the expression 5x + 7, what is the number 5?

• The coefficient.

• The constant term.

• The variable.

• The exponent.

What is the product?

• The result of a multiplication problem.

• The sum of two numbers.

• The difference between two numbers.

• The quotient of two numbers.

What is the distributive property?

• A property that states a(b + c) = ab + ac.

• A rule that states that addition and subtraction can be performed in any order.

• A principle that allows for the multiplication of two numbers to be done in any sequence.

• A theorem that states that the sum of two numbers is equal to their product.

What is a coefficient?

• A number that is multiplied by a variable.

• A variable that is added to a constant.

• A constant that is divided by a variable.

• A number that represents the degree of a polynomial.

In the expression 5x + 7, what is the letter x?

• The variable.

• A constant value.

• An operator.

• A coefficient.

What is the sum?

• The answer to an addition problem.

• A type of fruit.

• A mathematical operation involving subtraction.

• The total of two or more numbers.

What does it mean to evaluate an expression?

• To calculate the value of an expression by substituting variables with numbers.

• To simplify an expression without calculating its value.

• To rewrite an expression in a different form without changing its value.

• To compare the values of two different expressions.

What is a constant?

• A variable that can change over time.

• A fixed value that does not change.

• A type of equation that has no solution.

• A measurement that varies with conditions.

What is a monomial?

• An algebraic expression with only one term.

• An algebraic expression with two terms.

• A polynomial with multiple variables.

• A constant value without any variables.