Another word for the letters used in expressions and equations.
Variable
Simplify:
10x + 7 + 4x + 15
14x + 22
Simplify:
3(x+2)
3x + 6
x+5 = -9
-14
10 + z = 3z
z = 5
-3 and + 3, multiply by 6 and divide by 6, +12 and -12, are all examples of __________________
Words: Variable, Constant, Coefficient, Term, Isolate, Inverse Operation, Distributive Property.
Inverse Operations
Simplify:
3x - 9x
-6x
Simplify -2(4x - 9)
-8x + 18
2x-5=11
x=8
x + 6 + x = 14
x = 4
5(x+3) = 5x + 15 is an example of __________.
Distributive Property
Simplify 10 + 2b + 8b - 6
10b + 4
Simplify
-4 (m + 9)
-4m - 36
x/3-4=11
x=5
2x + 5 = 3x + 3
x = 2
In the expression 5x + 13, the number 13 is a ___________. This is a term without a variable.
Constant
Simplify 2b - 4b + 10 + 6
-2b +16
Simplify 3(2z - 4)
6z - 12
2x + 1 = 5
3x + 12 = 5x
x = 6
When we get a variable by itself on one side of an equation
Isolate
Simplify:
9 + 7x - 11 - 12x
-5x - 2
Simplify:
-4(-5x + 7)
20x -28
8x = -24
x = -3
3x - 12 = -4x + 2
x=2