Remember: Terms are added. Factors are multiplied. A coefficient is the number factor that multiplies a letter.
Name the parts
1
What is the coefficient of y in 15 + 12y + 4?
2
How many terms does 6a + 2b + 9 + c have?
2345
3
In 7 × (2n + 5), which numbers or sums are the factors of the product?
7, 2n and 52n and 57 and 2n7 and (2n + 5)
4
How many terms does 18 ÷ 3 + 2 × 5 have?
5
Circle every term of 4x + 3y + 8.
4xx3y84
6
In 3 × 12 + 5 × 2, the factors of the first term are 3 and 12.
TrueFalse
Factors and terms together
7
Join each expression to how many terms it has.
19y
29 + y
39 + y + 2z
49 + y + 2z + 4
A2 terms
B4 terms
C1 term
D3 terms
8
The picture shows (4 + 3) × 5. What is the value of the factor in brackets?
9
Sensei says the factors of 5 × 8 + 2 are 5, 8 and 2. What is wrong?
Nothing is wrong2 is added, so it is a term, not a factor5 is not a factor8 is a term
10
In 6n + 10, which part tells the 10 extra cans?
the coefficientthe term that is only a numberthe variablea factor of 6n
11
Which expression has a coefficient of 9 and exactly two terms?
9 + x9x + 29(x + 2)9x
Stretch
12
How many terms are inside the brackets in 2 × (3x + 4y + 5)?
13
Number the steps to name the factors of 6 × (2 + 5).
The bracket (2 + 5) holds a sum, so it counts as one factor
The other factor is 6
Write: the factors are 6 and (2 + 5)
Look at the times sign
14
Mia says 4x + 7 has three terms: 4, x and 7. Write how you know she is wrong, and name the real terms.
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