Vocabulary
What is the variable in the following algebraic expression?
3-4w
w
Simplify the following expression:
2 ( x + 5)
2x + 10
10 more than a number
n+10
What operation is done when distributing a number?
multiplication
Simplify:
2x+3+5x+6
7x+9
What is the constant in the following algebraic expression?
5g+19
19
Simplify the given algebraic expression by combining like terms:
-3 ( 2x - 6)
-6x +18
3 less than a number
n-3
How many pairs of like terms are in the given algebraic expression?
4x+3y+4x-2y+7
2 pairs
Simplify:
5c - 4c + c + 6b + 3b
9b + 2c
What is the coefficient in the following algebraic expression?
8+7y
7
Simplify the given algebraic expression by applying the distributive property:
5(4n-3)
20n-15
the quotient of a number and 7
n/7
Does the distributive property or combining like terms come first when simplifying algebraic expressions?
Distributive - Multiplying
Simplify:
5x + 2y - 3x + y - 5 + 8x
10x+3y-5
How many terms are in the following algebraic expression?
3x-4y+18-2z
4 terms
Simplify the given algebraic expression:
1+7(1-3x)
8-21x
8 times the sum of 6 and a number
8(6+n)
True or False: You do 3 + 4 first to simplify this expression.
3 + 4(2n - 5)
Are the expressions equivalent?
2(6x - 8) = 12x - 16
Yes
Which of the following algebraic expressions will have ONLY 2 terms AFTER being simplified?
A. 3x-2y+18-5
B. 21-3x+17-4x
C. 2a+3b-4-5a
B
Simplify the given algebraic expression:
2x+5y-3(x-y)
-x + 8y
the product of 9 and a number, split into 3 equal groups
9n/3
How many terms are in this expression?
3- x-2x2
3
Are the expressions equivalent?
5(2a - 3b) = 15a - 10b
No