Big Ideas Math: Modeling Real Life, Grade 6
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Exercise 3 Page 235

Terms are separated by + or - signs. Coefficients are numbers that are multiplied by variables. Constants are numbers with no variable factors.

Terms: 1, q4, and 7q
Coefficients: 14 and 7
Constants: 1

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An algebraic expression is a combination of numbers, variables, and mathematical operations. Terms are separated by + or - signs. With this information in mind, let's identify the terms in the given expression. 1 + q4 + 7q

We can see that the expression has three terms, 1, q4, and 7q. Next, we will identify the coefficients and constants. A coefficient is a number that is multiplied by a variable or variables. Variables on their own, without a number next to them, actually have a coefficient of 1. A constant is a number with no variable factors. 1+q/4+7q ⇕ 1+ 1/4q+ 7q The expression has two coefficients, which are 14 and 7, and a constant, which is 1. Let's organize this information in a table.

Terms Coefficients Constants
1, q/4, and 7q 1/4, 7 1