A letter used to represent an unknown number
What is a variable?
SOLVE for K:
2k + 5 = 17
What is 6 ?
Solve for a:
3a - 5 = 4
What is 3 ?
solve for m:
m/5 + 4 = 12
What is 40 ?
Solve for z:
z/6 - 8 = 2
What is 60?
The inverse of addition
What is subtraction?
Solve for a:
2a + 11 = 35
What is 12 ?
Solve for m:
5m - 7 = 23
What is 6 ?
solve for y:
y/8 + 11 = 13
What is 16 ?
The four basic operations
What are addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division?
Solve for r:
2r + 39 = 65
What is 13 ?
Solve for k:
-6k - 5 = 43
What is -8 ?
solve for k:
k/8 + 21 = 97
What is 608 ?
A number right in front of a variable which is multiplying with the variable
Ex: the 2 in 2x + 5
What is a coefficient?
Solve for y
12y + 27 = 171
What is 12 ?
Solve for j:
-4j - 71 = 29
What is -25 ?
solve for g:
g/11 + 37 = 128
What is 1188 ?
A number that is being added or subtracted with no variable.
Ex: the 5 in 2x + 5
What is a Constant?
Solve for b:
-19b + 314 = 1663
What is -71 ?
Solve for q:
-21q - 39 = 234
What is 13 ?
solve for w:
w/317 + 596 = 1,639
What is 330,631?