Words to Expressions
Combining Like Terms
Vocabulary
Distributive Property
Challenge!
100

a number increased by 7

x + 7

100

x+6-6x

-5x+6

100

A letter or symbol representing an unknown value.

Variable

100

Simplify the expression:

-(x-1)

-x+1

100

A number sentence that contains at least one variable.

Algebraic Expression

200

The product of a number and 6, increased by 5.

6n + 5

200

4a+3+10-9a

-5a+13

200

A number multiplied or divided by a variable

Coefficient

200

Simplify the expression:

8(7n+5)

56n+40

200

5 less than the quotient of 6 and a number.

6/n - 5

300

The product of a number and 3, decreased by 7.

3x-7

300

10-5v+10+3v

-2v+20

300

A number that is NOT multiplied or divided by a variable

Constant

300

Simplify the expression:

11(n-4) +3

11n-41

300

9(8x+11) - 2(4x -5)

66x+109

400

The quotient of a number and 6.

n/6

400

5b2-2+4b+5b-3

5b2+9b-5

400

Terms that share the same variable or have no variable at all.

Like Terms

400

Simplify the expression:

2 + 5(9x+3)

45x+17

400

1/3(3x -9) + 1/4(8-12x)

-2x-1

500
Ten less than double a number.

2n-10

500

1+9x+x2+2xy-3x+4-3xy

x2-xy+6x+5

500

A group of numbers & variables separated by an addition or subtraction sign

Terms

500

-9(x+2) + 1/2(6+8x)

-5x-15

500

-4xy + 5-6x-10+2x2-3xy+5x

2x2-7xy-x-5

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