Vocabulary
Identify the variables in the following algebraic expression:
7x + 2y - 2.3 + 9a
x, y, a
Write an algebraic expression to model the following situation:
7 more than one-half of p
0.5p + 7
(p/2) + 7
(1/2)p + 7
Identify the coefficients in the following algebraic expression:
9p + 2 + q - 1
9 and 1
Jim is j years old. Alex is 4 years younger than Jim. Write an expression to indicate how old Alex is in terms of j.
j - 4
Give a vocabulary word you may see in an algebraic expression for each type of operation.
Addition: sum, more than
Subtraction: less than, difference
Multiplication: product, times
Division: divide, quotient
Write an algebraic expression to model the following situation:
17 less than the quotient of k and 4
(k/4) - 17
How many terms are in the following algebraic expression:
9j + 4k - 7 + 2p - 7x
5 terms
Write an algebraic expression to model the following situation:
6 less than the product of 8 and k
8k - 6
DAILY DOUBLE
After the following algebraic expression is simplified, how many terms will it have:
9b + 7b + 4 - 2b - d + 4c - 12 + c
4 terms
DAILY DOUBLE
Write an algebraic expression to model the following situation:
The product of 3 and the difference of k and 2
3(k-2)