CONSTANT
FACT OR FICTION
WHATS IT CALLED
COEFFICIENTS
making an expression/term
100

6A+3

3

100

A VARIABLE IS ALWAYS A LETTER 

FACT

100

a symbol to represent an unknown number, usually a letter

a variable


100

4h

4

100

an expression with a coefficient of 2 added to 3

2(any variable) +3

200

7b+2+2c

2

200

A COEFFICIENT AND CONSTANT IS THE SAME 

FICTION

200

the number being multiplied by a variable. The number attached to the variable 

coefficient 

200

5t+c

5 and 1

200

a coefficient of 7 and a variable of r

7r

300

9+3+a


9 and 3


300

AN EQUATION DOESNT NEED AN EQUAL SIGN BUT AN EXPRESSION DOES



FICTION

300

a number that doesn't change 

constant 

300

6a+2v+3

6 and 2


300

2a3   is the same thing as 2a x 2a x 2a

incorrect = 2 (a x a x a)
400

3b+2b+5+5a+9

5 and 9

400

A VARIABLE WITH NO COEFFICIENT HAS AN INVISIBLE 0 ATTACHED TO IT

FICTION- IT ALWAYS HAS AN INVISIBLE 1

400

the operation going on between 7v

multiplication

400

5d-8n+c

5, -8, and +1

400

coefficient: 1

terms 2

constant:-3

a-3

500

WHAT IS A CONSTANT?

A number that doesn't change 

There is no variable attached to it.


500

THERE IS NEVER A VARIABLE ATTACHED TO THE CONSTANT 

FACT


500

an expression that contains variables

algebraic expressions

500
-d+3e-9p

-1 and 3 and -9

500

constant: 5

3 terms

coefficient: 6 and .5 


6a+ .5c+5