Algebraic Expressions Vocabulary

An expression with VARIABLES and whole numbers. It must have at least ONE operation.

A rule that tells you the correct steps for EVALUATING a math expression.

The answer when you SUBTRACT two or more numbers.

A symbol (usually a LETTER) that represents a NUMBER.

The answer when you MULTIPLY two or more numbers.

A number portion of a term; it is MULTIPLIED by the variable.

A number we do NOT know. It is usually represented by a LETTER that in algebra is called a variable.

To find all numbers that make the equation TRUE.

To find a value for a variable that makes an equation true. To SOLVE an equation.

Putting in NUMBERS in place of VARIABLES to find the value of an expression.

A mathematical action, like ADDING, SUBTRACTING, MULTIPLYING, and DIVIDING.

At least TWO terms connected by an operation.

A kind of math in which variables are used to REPRESENT values and in which we often try to FIND the value

The OPPOSITE of another operation. These operations CANCEL each other out to return to the starting number.

What is on one side of an equal sign must have the SAME value as what is on the other side of the equal sign.

Terms that contain the same variable to the same POWER.

When you have a sum in PARENTHESES, to multiply by an additional number, you have to distribute the OUTSIDE number

To find the value of an algebraic expression by REPLACING variables with numbers.

Each part of an expression, separated by an OPERATION.

The answer when you DIVIDE two numbers.

To put an expression in its simplest form, sometimes by COMBINING like terms or using the DISTRIBUTIVE property.

Having the exact SAME value.

A term WITHOUT a variable in an expression.

The answer to an ADDITION problem.