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Vocabulary
100
v/2=8
What is 16
100
15 + b = 23
What is 8
100
−9x + 1 = −80
What is 9
100
−2 = 2 + v/4
What is 16
100

The letter representing an unknown value

Variable

200
−15x = 0
What is 0
200
x − 7 = 13
What is 20
200
−15 = −4m + 5
What is 5
200
−6 = n/2 − 10
What is 8
200

"Plain old number" in the equation

Constant

300
−126 = 14k
What is -9
300
m − 9 = −13
What is -4
300
10 − 6v = −104
What is 19
300
6 - 8n = -42

6

300

Number in front of the variable being multiplied

Coefficient

400
m/4 = -13
What is -52
400
n + 16 = 9
What is -7
400
−9x − 13 = −103
What is 10
400
−6 + x/4 = −5
What is 4
400

The "parts" of the equation

Terms

500
−17x = −204
What is 12
500
−17 = x − 15
What is -2
500

10m + 3.4 = 7

0.36

500

n/5 - 2 = 3.7

28.5

500

Which 8th grade math teacher misses you so stinkin much? :)

Ms. Nesbitt, of course!