Simplifying Algebraic Expressions
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- Q1What are the quantities that you add or subtract to form an algebraic expression?termsvariableslettersconstants30s
- Q2Which of the following expressions has 3 terms?4x + 3y - 103c + 24x + 2c - 7w + 8-2xy +1030s
- Q3Which terms have the same variable and CAN be added or subtracted?no termslike termssimilar termsunlike terms30s
- Q4Which of the following are an example of like terms?3n and 16n8m and 9mn4r and 4t12y and 1230s
- Q5What do you call terms that do not have the same variable and CANNOT be added or subtracted?unlike termslike termsconstantsdifferent letters30s
- Q6Which of the following show examples of unlike terms?8m and m4x and 16x9y and 19y8y and 3x30s
- Q7What word describes a symbol used to represent an unknown quantity, usually a letter of the alphabet?coefficienttermconstantvariable30s
- Q8How many variables are in the following expression? 3x + 5m - 20231030s
- Q9Identify the variables in the following expression. 2a + 8 + 4b + 5a and b8 and 52a and 4b2 and 430s
- Q10What is the number being multiplied by a variable?termcoefficientvariableconstant30s
- Q11Identify the coefficients in the following expression. 3 + 4ab - 5b +m4 and -54, 5, and -14, -5, and 13, 4, 5, and 130s
- Q12What is a number that does not change in an expression. There is no variable attached to this number.termcoefficientconstantvariable30s
- Q13Identify the constants in the following expression: 8x + 2 - 9x + 78, 2, 9, and 78x and -9x2 and 78 and -930s
- Q14Sarah was asked to identify all coefficients and constants in the expression 4 + n + 7m. She said that 4 is the constant and 7 is the coefficient. What is her error?She did not include the coefficient 1.She said 7 is a coefficient and it actually is a constant.She said 4 is a constant and it actually is a coefficient.She did not include the constant 1.30s
- Q15Which of the following shows the simplified expression of 4x+5x+7+x+29x + 910x + 510x + 9(4x+5x+x) + (7+2)30s