Algebra Skills Test

The number that a variable is multiplied by is the:

• variable

• coefficient

• constant

A variable is:

• the number next to a symbol

• a symbol that stands for a quantity

• an equation

3x is an algebraic expression

• True

• False

The numbers by themselves are called ___________

• constants
• coefficients
• exponents
• terms

The following algebraic expression has how many terms?

2x + 3y - 1

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

the difference between forty-six and a number

• 46 x n
• 46/n
• n-46
• 46 − n

5 times a number, minus 8  

• 5m - 8
• 5(m + 8)
• 8m + 5
• 8(m + 5)

4 divided by the sum of a number and 12

• 4 / n + 12
• 4 / 12n
• 4 / (n + 12) 
• (4 / n) + 12

A number h increased by 12

• 12h =

• 12 + h =

• h - 12 =

• h + 12 =

the product of x and sixteen

• x + 16
• x - 16
• 16x
• x/16