Terms
A letter which stands in the place of any number
Variable
3t + 4t
7t
3x2t
6t
(7d + 5d)/4d
3
A number by itself in an algebraic expression
Constant
10y - 8y
2y
(12e)/3
4e
7(- 3c) + 21c + 3
3
A number in front of a variable in an algebraic expression
Coefficient
10a + 8a - 9a
9a
(10x2g) + (3x4g)
32g
(4a + 2(6b))/4
a + 3b
To solve something as much as you can
Simplify
6b + 2 - 4b + 7
2b + 9
(16r -r)/5
3r
3x6e - 8e/4
16e
Terms in an algebraic expression which have the same variable
Like Terms
-2h +3d +8h - 6d
6h - 3d
(3x5r + 5r)/10r
2
2b + 4 - 9 - 7b
-5 - 5b