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Algebra Language Basics
Read each item carefully. Use the letter shown in each question when writing an expression. For matching questions, write the correct letter beside each description.
Algebra vocabulary
1.Match each algebra word to its meaning.
- Variable
- Constant
- Expression
- B. A letter used to stand for a number
- A. A number that stays fixed
- C. A combination of numbers, variables and operations, with no equals sign
2.Name every variable in the expression 6p + 2.
3.Name every variable in the expression 3a + 4b − 8.
Parts of an expression
4.In 7t + 11, identify the variable, the coefficient of t, and the constant.
5.Which two numbers are constants in the expressions 8r − 6 and 5 + 2s?
6.Choose the algebraic expression.
- 9 + 2 = 11
- 4m − 3
- m = 10
- 14
Write expressions from words
7.A basket holds 4 pears and n apples. Write an expression for the total number of pieces of fruit.
8.One bus ticket costs $3. If Hana buys q tickets, write an expression for the total cost in dollars.
9.A walking track is d kilometres long. Another track is 7 kilometres longer. Write an expression for the longer track's length.
10.A rectangle has length 9 cm and width w cm. Write an expression for its perimeter.
11.Match each description to its algebraic expression.
- Six more than a number, x
- Four times a number, k
- A number, y, reduced by 9
- Half of a number, m, then add 2
- B. y − 9
- A. 4k
- D. m ÷ 2 + 2
- C. x + 6
Show what you know
12.Draw a model for 2x + 3 using two equal x-tiles and three unit tiles. Label the value represented by each type of tile.
13.True or false: In the expression 6a + 5, the letter a can stand for different numbers.
TrueFalse
14.True or false: The expressions 8 + b and b + 8 have the same value for every value of b.
TrueFalse
15.Evaluate each expression when x = 5: x + 6, 4x, and 3x − 2.
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