Vocabulary
What is the variable in the following algebraic expression?
3-4w
w
Simplify the following expression:
2 ( x + 5)
2x + 10
10 more than a number
n+10
What operation is done when distributing a number?
multiplication
Simplify:
2x+3+5x+6
7x+9
What is the constant in the following algebraic expression?
5g+19
19
Simplify the given algebraic expression by combining like terms:
-3 ( 2x - 6)
-6x +18
3 less than a number
n-3
How many pairs of like terms are in the given algebraic expression?
4x + 3y + x - 2y + 7xy + 9x2
2 pairs
Simplify:
5c - 4c + 2(c - 6b) - 3b
-15b + 3c
What is the coefficient in the following algebraic expression?
8+7y
7
Simplify the given algebraic expression by applying the distributive property:
5(4n-3)
20n-15
the quotient of a number and 7
n/7
Does the distributive property or combining like terms come first when simplifying algebraic expressions?
Distributive - Multiplying
Simplify:
5x + 2 (y - 3x) + 11y - (5 + 8x)
-9x + 13y - 5
How many terms are in the following algebraic expression?
3yx - 4y - 18xy - 2z - y2
3yx and -18xy
Simplify the given algebraic expression:
1+7(1-3x)
8-21x
8 times the sum of 6 and a number
8(6+n)
True or False: You do 3 + 4 first to simplify this expression.
3 + 4(2n - 5)
Are the expressions equivalent
2(6x - 8) + 5 (7 - 2x + 3y) - 15y = 2x - 16
No
LHS = 2x + 19
Which of the following algebraic expressions will have ONLY 2 terms AFTER being simplified?
A. 3x-2y+18-5
B. 21-3x+17-4x
C. 2a+3b-4-5a
B
Simplify the given algebraic expression:
10 - (2x + 5y) + 3(x - 2y - 1)
x - 11y + 7
the product of 9 and a number, divided into 3 equal groups
9n/3
How many terms are in this expression?
3 - x - 2x2 + 11 - xy + 7y
6
Simplify:
1/2 (10m - 26n + 6p) - 2/3 (9p - 12m + 3n) + 6m
13m - 15n - 3p