Verbal Phrases to Algebraic Expressions

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Verbal Phrases to Algebraic Expressions

What is a variable?

A variable is a letter or symbol used to represent an unknown quantity.
e.g a - 7
The variable is a.

What is a coefficient?

A coefficient is the number multiplied or divided by a variable, it is always located at the front of the variable.
e.g 3b + 7
3 X b + 7
The coefficient is 3.

What is a constant?

A constant is number by itself in an expression.
e.g b + 6
6 is the constant.

These 3 components are called terms. Each term is seperated by an addition or subtraction sign..

e.g a + 3 has 3 terms.
a - b + 3y - 7 has 4 terms.

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What is the unknown value represented by a letter or symbol called?

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A number by itself in an algebraic expression is called a

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is the number multiplied or divided by the variable and is found in front of the variable.

Multiple Choice

Find the coefficient in the algebraic expression.

Multiple Choice

A letter that represents a number is called a _____.

variable

coefficient

constant

term

Multiple Choice

The number before a variable is the _____.

term

constant

coefficient

variable

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A number with no variable attached is called a _____.

coefficient

constant

variable

term

Multiple Choice

Identify the constant in the expression
4y + 2 + x

Multiple Choice

How many terms are in the expression
3a + 2b + c + 100

Multiple Choice

Identify the variables in the expression
3x + 9

Multiple Choice

How many terms are in the expression
3x + 2y + z

Multiple Choice

Identify a constant in the expression
3x + 2y + 7

Multiple Choice

What do you call the "9" in this expression?
5j + 6k - 9

exponent

constant

coefficient

variable

Multiple Choice

The letters that represent numbers are called ___________

constants

coefficients

variables

terms

Multiple Choice

The numbers by themselves are called ___________

constants

coefficients

exponents

terms

Multiple Choice

What are the variable(s) in this expression?
6g⁴ + 5h³ + j - 90

g, h, j

6, 5, 1

4, 3

Multiple Choice

The sum of m and n

n + m

m - n

n - m

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