Vocabulary
Writing Algebraic Expressions
Distributive Property
Evaluating Expressions
100

What does a number in front of a letter mean?

Multiplication

100
Write an algebraic expression to model the following situation: 7 more than one-half of p
0.5p + 7
100

Simplify the following expression: 5(v-2)

5v -10

100

Evaluate the following expression if x=4: x2 - 5

11

200
Identify the variables in the following algebraic expression: 7x + 2y - 2.3 + 9a
x, y, and a
200
Jim is k years old. Alex is 4/7 of his age. How old is Alex in terms of k?
4/7k
200

Simplify the following expression: 12(4m+1)

48m+12

200

Evaluate the following expression if z=12: 4 + 5z/6

SEE SLIDES

 14

300
Identify the coefficients in the following algebraic expression: 9p + 2 + 3q - 1
9 and 3
300
Write an algebraic expression to model the following situation: 17 less than the quotient of k and 4
k/4 - 17
300

Simplify the following expression: 5(7+2m+6g)

35 +10m+30g

300

Evaluate the following expression if r=5: (25 - 2r/3) - 4

SEE SLIDES

2

400
Identify the constant term in the following algebraic expression: 2d + 9.2 + 12t
9.2
400
Write an algebraic expression to model the following situation: 6 less than the product of 8 and k
8k - 6
400

Simplify the following expression: 8(g - 5m +9)

8g - 40m + 72

400

Evaluate the following expression if x=3: (11+x)/2 - (9x-3)/4

SEE SLIDES

1

500
How many terms are in the following algebraic expression: 9j + 4k - 7 + 2p - 7x
There are 5 terms.
500
Write an algebraic expression to model the following situation: The product of 3 and k decreased by 2
3(k-2)
500

Use the distributive property backwards: 6m+3y

3(2m+y)

500
Evaluate the following expression if y=7: The sum of 21/y and 4y/2
21/y + 4y/2 21/7 + 4(7)/2 21/7 + 28/2 3 + 14 17
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