Vocabulary
Solving Equations
Miscellaneous :)
100

A symbol, typically a letter, that represents an unknown quantity or a set of possible values in an algebraic expression or equation.

VARIABLE

100

5(2x−3)−4(x+1)=18

x=37/6

or

x≈6.1


100

√49

7

200

 The numerical factor that is multiplied by a variable or variable expression in a term.

COEFFICIENT

200

7x+21−8x+4=16

x=9

200

Solve: 2x+1 when x=3

x=16

300

A term in an algebraic expression that contains no variables; its value remains fixed.

CONSTANT

300

72x/12-3=9x-15

x=4

300

For every x-coordinate in Quadrant II, is the sign positive or negative?

NEGATIVE

400

 A mathematical statement asserting that two expressions are equal, often containing one or more variables whose values satisfy the equality.

EQUATION

400

0.3(x−2)+0.5(2x+1)=1.7x−3.4

x=5.25

400

∣x−5∣=12 

Give me both answers!!

x=17

x=-7

500

The property stating that a(b+c)=ab+ac, which allows multiplication to be distributed over addition or subtraction within parentheses

DISTRIBUTIVE PROPERTY

500

48x/6+5=11x−7

x=4

500

Follow the directions: draw a coordinate plane and label the:

ORIGIN with its ordered pair, the X and Y Axis, the QUADRANTS, and plot one random point in QUADRANT III.

White board :)