Definitions
Term
any coefficient and variable paired together.
4(3x)
12x
8x+4-5x
3x+4
3x-4(x+2)
-1x-8
any letter in an equation
variable
4(x−2)
4x-8
-4x+3x-1
-1x-1
3(x+9)-7
3x+20
Like Terms
Terms that have the same variable that can be combined
-5(x-6)
-5x+30
4x+8+3x+7
12x+15
4(x+3)+2x
8x+12
coefficient
a number that goes in front of a variable
-4(3x+3)
-12x-12
5x+9+2x
7x+9
2(5x-2x)
6x
a number in an equation that is by itself
constant
13(4x-11)
53x-143
5x-x+8x+2
12x+2
2(2x+x)+1-13
6x-12