An alphabetical letter that represents an unknown number or quantity.
6d + 5 - 5d
d + 5
-4(3x + 8)
-12x - 32
12x - 4
4(3x - 1)
-4(6 - 3x) - (x - 1)
x = 2
-1
A number that is multiplied by a variable
Co-efficient
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3x - 5y - 12x
-5y - 9x
6(2g + 6) - 9
12g + 25
22xy - 88yz
11(2x - 8z)
(4x - 8) / 2
x = 4
4
Parts of an expression that are added or subtracted
Terms
4j + 5 - 9 - 2j
-6j - 4
5(2x + 6)
10x + 30
9n - 5n
4n
3(x + 2y - 4x)
x = 3 y = 2
-15
A mathematical statement that contains at least 2 terms connected by a math operations.
Expression
12S + 5R + 4S + 3R
16S + 8R
(w + 7) + 4(w + 5)
5w + 27
24x -12y + 132
12(2x - y + 11)
-1/3(x + y) + 2/3( x + y)
x = 9 y = 6
5
A term that has a fixed value and DOES NOT contain variables.
Constant
2x2 + 5x - 3 - 8x2 +2x - 7
-6x2 + 7x - 10
12x - 4(3 + 6x)
-12 - 12z
76 cd - 19c
19c(4d - 1)