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Algebra Expressions Introduction
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Algebra Expressions Introduction
📚 Part 1: Understanding Algebraic Expressions
1. Which of these is an algebraic expression?
5 + 3
2x + 7
15 - 8
4 × 6
2. In the expression 5x + 3, what is the coefficient of x?
x
5
3
5x
3. In the expression 4a - 2b + 9, which parts are constants?
4
a
2
9
4. Circle the variables in this expression: 7y + 3x - 5
7y + 3x - 5
✏️ Part 2: Identifying Like Terms and Simplifying
5. Which terms are like terms with 3x?
7x
3y
-2x
x
6. Simplify: 4x + 2x
Answer: ___________
7. Simplify: 5y - 3y + 7
8. Simplify: 3a + 2b + 4a + b
🎯 Part 3: Apply Your Understanding
9. Write an algebraic expression for "5 more than 3 times a number n"
Expression: ___________
10. Explain in your own words what makes two terms "like terms".
11. Create your own algebraic expression with at least 3 terms that can be simplified. Then simplify it.
My expression: ________________________
Simplified form: ________________________
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