Vocabulary
A letter that represents a potential value, depending on its surrounding context.
Variable
Solve for the value of the variable:
3y = 24
8
Solve for the value of the variable:
2a + 4 = 12
a = 4
Name 3 possible values for the variable in the following inequality:
6x > 24
*Anything greater than 4...
Shari scores the following points in five rounds of a game:
16, -3, -6, 4, 12
What is her current score?
23 points
An arrangement of values that does not have a definitive solution.
Expression
Solve for the value of the variable:
14x = 42
x = 3
Solve for the value of the variable:
6y - 8 = 40
y = 8
Simplify the following inequality:
5x - 2 > 18
x > 4
A family of six purchases tickets to a Sox game. They pay a total of $100, which includes a $16 souvenir.
How much was each ticket?
$14.00
The number that is multiplied by (or next to) a variable and is eventually divided out.
Coefficient
Solve for the value of the variable:
2a = -94
a = -47
Solve for the value of the variable:
22t + 22 = 242
t = 10
Simplify the following inequality:
8y + 9 < 81
y < 9
Use the distributive property and solve for "x."
8(2x - 2) + 6 = 150
x = 10
A singular value that can be composed of a number and a variable/series of variables.
Term
Solve for the value of the variable:
-13b = -39
b = 3
Solve for the value of the variable:
7m - 19 = 72
m = 13
Simplify the following inequality:
76c - 2 > 226
c > 3
Combine like terms to make a simplified expression:
3x - 14y + 6 + 8x - 5y - 19
11x - 19y - 13
A relationship between two values/sets of terms that are not equal to each other.
Inequality
Solve for the value of the variable:
57c = 342
c = 6
Solve for the value of the variable:
37n + 14 = 606
n = 16
Simplify the following inequality:
-4b - 12 > 24
b < -9
Solve for "y."
0.25(8y - 12) = 97
y = 50