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Combining Like Terms. Vocabulary. Constant A number with nothing else attached to it. Examples: 1, 2, 47, 925. Vocabulary. Variable A letter that represents an unknown number. Examples: a, b, x, y . Vocabulary. Constant A constant is the number with nothing else attached to it.
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Vocabulary Constant A number with nothing else attached to it. Examples: 1, 2, 47, 925
Vocabulary Variable A letter that represents an unknown number. Examples: a, b, x, y
Vocabulary Constant A constant is the number with nothing else attached to it. Example: 1, 2, 47, 925
Vocabulary Coefficient The number in front of the variable. Examples: 3x 3 is the coefficient -2x -2 is the coefficient
Vocabulary Exponent The number “on top” of the variable. Example: x³ 3 is the exponent
Vocabulary Simplify Rewrite an expression as simply as possible. Reducing to lowest terms.
5 + 3 8
5 cats + 3 cats 8 cats
5 boxes + 3 boxes 8 boxes
5 pillows + 3 pillows 8 pillows
5a + 3a 8a
5b + 3b 8b
5c + 3c 8c
5 cats + 3 dogs 5 cats + 3 dogs
5 apples + 3 oranges 5 apples + 3 oranges
5 + 3 8
5 + 3 8
5 + 3 8
12r – 8 – 12 12r –8 –12
12r –8 –12 12r – 20