Math Vocab
The definition of variable
What is a symbol which functions as a placeholder
3(10b+7c)
30b+21c
50+5
5(10+1)
What will the answer be if the the question is 5 divided by -9
It is Negative
7a(9x+7)
63ax+49a
The meaning of GCF
Greatest Common Factor
5(7-8)
35-40
30a-6b
6(5a-1b)
What does the variable "-a" also equal to
-1a
Simplify the Expression -6k+9+8+10k
4k+17
What is the definition of Coefficients
The number next to a variable
6(8a-2b)
48a-12b
-3x-6
-3(x+2)
What will the answer be if the expression says -3 times -5
It will be Positive
Simplify the expression
9(3c-4)+2c
27c-36+2c
The definition for Constant Term
What is a Term without a variable
200(a+5)
200a+1000
3x+6x
3x(x+2)
What is the first step to Factoring
Find the GCF (Greatest Common Factor) of each term
Simplify the Expression using the distributive property
-6(11-1+4)
-6(14)
The number next to a variable
What is Coefficients
2x(5x-7)
-102-14x
(2a+2b)+(4b+4a)
2(a+b)+2(2b+2a)
How to check your work after factoring an expression
Check by distributing
Simplify the Expression
-2-2y+4x-11+y-3x
x-y-13