Terminology
Like Terms
Simplifying Expressions
Algebraic Expressions
Substitution
100
Term given to the letters or symbols used in an algebraic expression
Variable (pronumeral)
100
Identify the like terms:
7p , 8 , 3q , 5p
7p and 5p
100
Simplify the following expression:
3a x 5b
15ab
100
Write an expression for the following statement:
three more than a particular number 'm'.
m + 3
100
If a = 2, b = 3 and c = 5, determine:
2b - a
4
200
Term given to a fixed quantity or number in an algebraic expression.
Constant
200
Identify the like terms:
2s , 4t , -3t , 7s2
4t and -3t
200
Simplify the following expression:
2g x 3h x 5ag
30ag2h
200
Write an expression for the following statement:
five times a number 'n' plus three
5n + 3
200
If a = 2, b = 3 and c = 5, determine:
ac - 2b
4
300
The term given to the number a variable is multiplied by. It is the number placed in front of a variable.
Co-efficient
300
Identify the like terms:
2ab , 3a2b , 2b2a , 3ba , ab
ab , 2ab , 3ba
300
Simplify the following expression:
(21a^3b^2c)/(7a^2c)
3ab2
300
Write an expression for the following statement:
fifteen less than two times a particular number 'y'
2y - 15
300
If a = 2, b = 3 and c = 5, determine:
c2 + ab
31
400
The parts of an algebraic expression that are separated by addition and subtraction operators.
Term
400
Identify the like terms:
2g3kh2 , 4kh3g2 , -3h2kg3 , 6h3k2g
2g3kh2 and -3h2kg3
400
Simplify the following expression:
3ab + 7g2h - 2ab + 3hg2
ab + 10g2h
400
Write an expression for the following statement:
a number 'h' is divided by 4 and then added to ten
h/4+10
400
If a = 2, b = 3 and c = 5, determine:
((c^3-(a+b)))/(ac)
12
500
The term given to an algebraic expression that also has an equal sign in it.
Algebraic Equation
500
Identify the like terms:
2ad4b3g , -5d4g2b3a , 7ab4d3g , -9ga2b3d4
None
500
Combine like terms in adjacent blocks to determine the simplified expression at the top of the pyramid:
2a + 5b + 4
500
Write an expression for the following statement:
four times a particular number 'a' is subtracted from twelve time a particular number 'b' and the answer is twenty.
12b - 4a = 20
500
If a = 2, b = 3 and c = 5, determine:
((ac^3)/10-b^2)
16