Review
-5+(-16)
-21
A symbol that represents one or more numbers.
Variable
2(x-3)
2x-6
2x + 3x
5x
20
1
1/2 + (-18/8)
-14/8 or -7/4
A term that has no variable.
Constant
10(5x+3)
50x+30
22x + 1 + 5x
27x + 1
32 * 36
38
3/25 * 5/3
15/75 or 1/5
The number multiplied by a variable in a term
Coefficient
-(9-2x)
-9+2x
2(10x-6) + 1 - 5x
15x - 11
(175)10
1750
(2+|3-7|2)+7
25
Terms that have the same variable(s).
Like Terms
1/2 (x+4)
1/2 x + 2
(3+5x) - (x+9)
4x - 6
2340 * 234 * 2345
2346
1/5 + 2/3*2/5 - 7/15
0
Two or more expressions that represent the same algebraic expression.
1/4 ( 2x + 8)
2/4 x + 2 or 1/4 x + 2
-23x - 31
(172)3 / 172
174