What do you call the 12 in:
3.2 + 12y
coefficient
Simplify: 3(5 + y)
15 + 3y
4a
-6 + (-12)
-18
5 x (8-3) + 42 + 7.6
48.6
What do you call a letter or symbol in a math equation?
variable
Simplify: 6(2m - 4)
12m - 24
3a + a + 2b
4a + 2b
6 + (-12)
-6
6×(10−4)+32+5.5
50.5
What do you call 6 in:
12y - 6
constant
Simplify: 1/2(12m + 5y - 8)
6m + 2.5y - 4
16c - 12 - 4c
12c - 12
-6 - (-12)
6
4×(12−7)+23+8.9
36.9
Name all factors in the expression:
12y + (4 * 3) - 6.2
12, y, 4 and 3
Use the distributive property to rewrite 6 - 4 as
__( __ + __)
2(3-2)
b - 2a
-6 - 12
-18
1/2(18−10)+52+6.4
35.4
What do you call the answer to a division problem?
quotient
Use the distributive property to rewrite 24 + 36 as
__( __ + __)
12(2+3)
2(3a - 4b) + 3a - b
9a - 9b
-6 + 12
6
3/4(20−8)+33+4.2
40.2