the name for the unknown number that is represented with a letter
variable or pronumeral
Expand 3(x + 1)
Translate the following into algebra: A number divided by five is eight.
n/5 = 8
Translate the following into algebra: The sum of a number and ten is equal to fourteen.
n + 10 = 14
5(3x - 7y)
15x - 35y
the name for a number whose value will always remain the same (no variable)
constant
Expand 2x(3 + y)
6x + 2xy
Translate the following into algebra: The product of a number and 6 is eleven.
6n = 11
the number in front of a variable in a variable term
EX: 5x (what is the 5 called?)
Factor: 10x2 + 2x
2x(5x + 1)
A number is multiplied by five and increased by eighteen is twenty.
5n+18=20
a(a + 7) - 5a + 8
a2 + 2a + 8
Numbers, symbols and operations (such as + and ×) grouped together that represent the value of something
expression
Expand: 3x(5y - 2x + 3)
15xy - 6x2 + 9x
Eight less than a number is equal to fifteen.
n - 8 =15
Translate the following into algebra: Nine less than a number is equal to 52.
n - 9 = 52
4(3x - 9) + 7x + 8
19x - 26
A mathematical expression that shows the value of the expression using an equal sign
equation
Factor: 28xy - 21mx
7x(4y - 3m)