Math Vocabulary
What is it called to simplify an expression by grouping numbers and variables?
Combining Like Terms
4 = -8 + x
x= 12
6x – 13 = 11
x= 4
3x+4x-8-x
6x-8
This type of math problem has an equal sign.
Equation
x + 12 = 0
x= -12
3x + 5 = 14
x= 3
4(3x+2)
12x+8
Another word for numbers found on a number line.
Integers
122 = -2x
x= -61
(x/2) +10=-8
x= -36
2(x+5)-3+9x
Another word for the letters used in expressions and equations.
Variable
-5x = -80
x= 16
(x/2)-4=10
x= 28
4x-3(2x-5)+6
-2x+21
Name of the type of math where numbers and symbols are used to formulate expressions and equations.
Algebra
-16 = x/2
x= -32
(x/3)+12=-3
x= -45
9-5(4-x)-8x
-3x-11