Algebra Puzzle #1

3. Getting variables alone.
4. The number in front of a variable.
6. Numbers, symbols and operators (+, −, ×, ÷, etc) put together to represent a value. Do not have equal signs.
8. property Multiplying the number outside a set of parentheses to everything inside the parentheses.
12. An equation that makes a straight line.
15. terms Terms whose variables with their exponents are the same.
16. Flipping a fraction or whole number upside down.
17. Symbols used in pairs to group things together; they also hold parenthesis. [ ]
18. Replacing values where the letters are.

1. “Round brackets” are the familiar symbols used in pairs to group things together. Parenthesis can also be used for multiplication.
2. A symbol for a value we don't know yet. It is usually a letter like x or y.
4. The number without a variable in an expression or equation.
5. The answer.
7. To calculate the value of something.
9. A single number or variable, or number and variables, multiplied together. Terms are separated by a + or - sign.
10. of operations The rules that say which calculation comes first in an expression.
11. A number that stands alone in an expression or equation.
13. operation The operation that reverses the effect of another operation; the opposite.
14. An equation says that two things are equal; it has an equal sign.