Vocabulary
The number in front of a variable
Coefficient
x-6=16
x=22
-3+5x=4a-10
x=-7
x-2/5=-1/3
x=1/15
4(x-2)=4x+10
No solution
A letter used to represent a number
Variable
(x)/8=4
x=32
-2x=x-7-8
x=5
3/4x=1/2
x=2/3
1/2(8-x)=(8-x)/2
Infinitely Many Solutions
A number by itself
Constant
6-8x=-34
x=5
4x+8+5=-15-3x
x=4
2x-3/5=1/2
x=11/20
6(x-1)=6x-1
No solutions
In the equation -7x + 9 = 15, what is the coefficient of x?
-7
5x+6-3x=20
x=7
-40+2x=4x-8(x+8)
x=-4
1/4x+x=-3+1/2x
x=-4
6n+7-2n-14=5n+1
n=-8
In the expression below, which terms are like terms?
-4 and 10
-8(2x+7)=-200
x=8
-6(2x-2)=-8x+40
x=-7
1/5x+2/3-2=x-2/5
x=-7/6
2(x+12)=3x+24-x
Infinitely Many Solutions