Terms/Coefficients
Identify the coefficient of the first term
7x + 4
7
Simplify:
5(x + 2)
5x + 10
Simplify:
x + x
2x
Evaluate:
x = 4, y = 3
x + y
7
What sport is played by sliding stones toward a target on ice and sweeping the ice to guide them?
Curling
How many terms are in the expression:
3a + 5 - 2b
3
Simplify:
-3(y - 4)
-3y + 12
Simplify:
3x + 4x - x
6x
Evaluate:
x = 5, y = 2
3x - y
13
What do we call a storm with heavy snow and strong winds?
Blizzard
Identify the coefficient of y
-y + 2x - 6
-1
Simplify:
2(3x + 5y)
6x + 10y
Simplify:
7a + 3b - 2a + b
5a + 4b
Evaluate:
x = 3
x2 + 2
11
What is the name of the icy patterns that form on windows when it’s very cold?
Frost
A student writes the expression 6g − 2 to represent earning money where g is the number of games played.
What is the coefficient of g?
6
Snow shoveling costs $4 per driveway plus $2 per sidewalk. If a house has d driveways and s sidewalks, write an expression for the total cost:
4d + 2s
A student tracks walking distances: 4x steps in the morning, 3x at lunch, and then walks x fewer steps after school. Write and simplify an expression.
4x + 3x - x
= 6x
A snowfall score is calculated using the formula: s = 2x + y
Find s when x = 6 and y = 4
16
What country is famous for producing maple syrup during late winter and early spring?
Canada
A winter fundraiser earns money using the expression 12h + 50, where h is the number of hot chocolate cups sold.
How many terms? What is the coefficient?
2 Terms
C = 12
A winter club buys 5 boxes of supplies where each box costs (3x + 7) dollars. Write and expand the total cost.
5(3x + 7)
= 15x + 35
During winter break, a student reads 6p pages one week, 2p pages another week, and then rereads 3p pages. Write and simplify the total pages read.
6p + 2p + 3p
= 11p
A skating rink uses the formula: C = x2 + 3y
Find the cost when x = 4 and y = 5
31
Winter usually begins on what date in the Northern Hemisphere?
December 20th
December 21st
December 22nd