Vocabulary
A symbol for a value we don't know yet. It is usually a letter like x or y.
What is a variable?
x+7=15
What is x=8?
6x=42
What is x=7?
4+x when x=5
What is 9?
Ms. Fox's instructional aide.
Who is Mr. Tim?
A fixed value that doesn't change.
What is a constant?
x-7=16
What is x=23?
x/8=4
What is x=32
x-7 when x=11
What is 4?
This student gloats over being taller than Ms. Fox.
Who is Layne?
Numbers, symbols and operators (such as plus and times) grouped together that show that two values are equal.
What is an equation?
18+x=25
What is x=7?
-4x=16
What is x=-4
17x when x=3
What is 51?
Ms. Fox's evil nephew
Who is Christopher?
Numbers, symbols and operators (such as plus and times) grouped together that show the value of something.
What is an expression?
x-297=526
What is x=823?
-x/12=3
What is x=-36
x/18 when x=45
What is 2.5?
Kevin Fox
Who is Ms. Fox's older brother?
A number used to multiply a variable.
What is a coefficient?
19-x=7
What is x=12?
x/237=648
What is x=153576?
14x-7 when x=3
What is 35?
Ms. Fox's middle name
What is Angela?