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Algebra terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| algebraic expressions | have at least one variable and one operation |
| variable | a letter that represents an unknown value (most common X) |
| constant | a term without a variable |
| coefficient | the number part of a term with variables |
| like terms | two or more terms with the same variable or exponent |
| term | is a single number or variable, or numbers and variables multiplied together. normally separated by addition or subtraction signs |
| sum | the answer you get from an ADDITION problem |
| difference | the answer you get from a SUBTRACTION problem |
| poduct | the answer you get from a MULTIPLICATION problem |
| quotient | the answer you get from a division problem |
| "fewer than" | subtract and reverse |
| "How much more/less" | subtract or add |
| percent or fraction OF | multiply... |
| "each" | DIVIDE |
| COMMUTATIVE property | (x+7)+9 = 9+(7+x) |
| ASSOCIATIVE property | 4(3x9) = (4x3)9 |
| ASSOCIATIVE | (x+7) + 9 = x +(7+9) |