Identify the parts
Adding like terms
Subtracting like terms
multiplying
Dividing
100

What is a constant?

a number by itself

100

2a+4a

6a

100

3a-a

2a

100

5xa

5a

100

4ab2/2ab

2b

200

What is a variable?

The letter

200

17y+21y

38y

200

15b-14b

b

200

ax7xb

7ab

200

10ab/5ab

2

300

What is a coefficient?

The number next to the letter

300

5z+2y+3z

2y+8z

300

6z-4y-2z

4y-4z

300

axaxa

a3

300

12a2b2/3ab

4ab

400

What is an expression?

The whole sum

400

9a+2b+b+a

10a+3b

400

8y-3y-2z-y

4y-2z

400

2abx5b

10ab2

400

14abc3/7abc

2c2

500

What is a term?

Separated by a + or - sign

500

7a+14b+6a+a+2b

14a+16b

500

21a-20b-3a-14b-a-5b

17a-b

500

5a2x3abx2b3

30a3b4

500

4a2c2+2a2c/2a2c

2c

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