In an expression, each sign with the number that follows is called a what?
Example: 4x + 3 - 5y
Term
How long has Coach been teaching Math?
3 years
10 - b = 7
What is the value of b?
3
Terms that contain the same variable(s) raised to the same exponent can be combined. These terms are called what?
Example: 3x + 9x or 7y + 3Y
Like Terms
What is Coach's spirit animal (there's three of them behind her desk on the shelf!)
Quokka
25 + h = 37
what is the value of h?
12
A mathematical phrase that contains numbers, operations, and/or variables (but no = sign).
An expression
What does Coach always say? More than anything else?
"This is what I love about math:"
4z + 81 - 5 = 84
What is the value of z?
2
What does "simplify" mean in math?
To make an expression or equation simpler but lose nothing on the way.
Who does Coach make fun of the most?
Joe
12c = 144
What is the value of c?
12
What is a variable?
An unknown number, usually shown by a lower case letter of the alphabet.
Coach is pretty cool. But what does she do a lot?
Cry like a grown - up.
(don't worry; it's a sign of maturity)
18 - 2x = - 2
What is the value of x?
10