VOCABULARY
NUMERIC EXPRESSIONS
ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS
Evaluating Expressions
Simplify the Algebraic Expressions
100

Identify the coefficient of the following algebraic expression:

5x + 2

5

100

Evaluate 4 x 5 -3

17

100

Which word expression represents the algebraic expression: 12 – 3x

a. Twelve less than 3 times x 

b. Three x minus 12 

c. Three times x less than 12

d. Twelve minus 3 plus x

c. Three times x less than 12

100

Evaluate n2 – 6 for n = 7

43

100

4(x - 4)

4x - 4

200

Identify the variables and coefficients of the following algebraic expression:

22x - 2y + 7

The variables are x and y.

The coefficients are 22 and 2.

200

Evaluate 24 ÷ 3 ∙ 4 

32

200

Write an algebraic expression to represent the word expression: 

The square of a number, n, times 4.

n2 ∙ 4 or 4n2

200

Evaluate (60 - s2) + s for s=7

18

200

3(x + x2) + 8(2x - x)

3x2 + 11x

300

Identify the number of terms in the following algebraic expression:

4a + 5b - 2c + 8

4 terms.

300

10 ÷ 5 + 23 ∙ 7

58

300

Which algebraic expression represents the word expression "three times the square of a number, n, subtracted from 54"?

3 ∙ (54 - n2)

300

Evaluate  m2 ÷ 2 − 3 for m = 4.

5

300

7(3x+ 8xy + y2) +5(2xy - 12)

21x+ 66xy + 7y2 - 60

400

Identify the variables and the constant of the following algebraic expression:

6r + 5s + t - 2

The variables are r, s and t.


The constant is 2. 
400

36 ÷ (22 + 5) + 52

29

400

Ben is selling tickets to the school play. Of the 200 tickets he had, he sold t tickets. Write an algebraic expression to show how many tickets he has left.

200-t

400

Evaluate 50 ÷ 2a for a = 2.5 

10

400

(30 + 4x)/3

10 + (4/3)x

500

Identify the number of terms, the variable, the coefficient and the constant of the following expression:

x + 3

2 terms.

The variable is x.

The coefficient is 1.

The constant is 3.

500

(45 ÷ (42 − 7)) x 2 +15

25

500

Jen bicycles 180.2 miles every week. Which algebraic expression could you use to calculate the total number of miles Jen bicycles in w weeks?

180.2w

500

c(bc/4) - (7-a)  use a=4, b=8, and c=5

47

500

((24x - 12y)/4) + 3y

6x