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Which expression represents 'five less than x'?
A. 5x
B. x+5
C. 5-x
D. x-5
Correct Answer: D
Five less than x means subtract 5 from x.
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What is the reciprocal of 5?
A. 5
B. 0
C. −5
D. 1⁄5
Correct Answer: D
The reciprocal of a nonzero number a is 1⁄a.
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What is the additive inverse of 9?
A. 9
B. −9
C. 1⁄9
D. 0
Correct Answer: B
9+(−9)=0.
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What is the multiplicative identity?
A. 0
B. −1
C. 1
D. 10
Correct Answer: C
Multiplying by 1 leaves a value unchanged.
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What is the additive identity?
A. −1
B. x
C. 0
D. 1
Correct Answer: C
Adding 0 leaves a value unchanged.
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Which property states a(b+c)=ab+ac?
A. Commutative property
B. Inverse property
C. Zero product property
D. Distributive property
Correct Answer: D
The factor is distributed to both terms.
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Which property states a+b=b+a?
A. Commutative property of addition
B. Distributive property
C. Identity property
D. Associative property
Correct Answer: A
The order of addition can be changed.
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What is the value that makes an equation true called?
A. Constant
B. Coefficient
C. Solution
D. Term
Correct Answer: C
A solution satisfies the equation.
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Which is an equation?
A. 4x-7
B. 3a+5b
C. x²
D. 2x+3=11
Correct Answer: D
An equation states that two expressions are equal.
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What is an algebraic expression?
A. Only a variable
B. A combination of numbers, variables, and operations
C. Only a number
D. An equation that must contain =
Correct Answer: B
An expression can contain constants, variables, and operations without an equ...
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Which symbol is commonly used for multiplication in algebra?
A. #NAME?
B. ·
C. +
D. <
Correct Answer: B
A centered dot commonly denotes multiplication.
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What is the leading coefficient of 5x³ − 2x + 1?
A. 3
B. 5
C. −2
D. 1
Correct Answer: B
The leading term is 5x³, so its coefficient is 5.
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Which expression is a trinomial?
A. x-9
B. x²+3x+2
C. 6
D. 4x
Correct Answer: B
A trinomial has exactly three terms.
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Which expression is a binomial?
A. 3x²
B. x²+x+1
C. x + 5
D. 7
Correct Answer: C
A binomial has exactly two terms.
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Which of the following is a variable?
A. 3⁄5
B. 12
C. −7
D. x
Correct Answer: D
A variable represents an unknown or changing quantity.
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Which pair contains like terms?
A. 5 and 5x
B. 3x and −8x
C. x² and x
D. 2x and 2y
Correct Answer: B
Like terms have the same variable part and exponents.
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What is the degree of the monomial 6x⁴?
A. 4
B. 1
C. 10
D. 6
Correct Answer: A
The degree is the exponent of the variable.
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How many terms are in 3x² − 5x + 7?
A. 3
B. 2
C. 4
D. 1
Correct Answer: A
The terms are 3x², −5x, and 7.
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In 4a − 9, which term is the constant?
A. a
B. 4a
C. −9
D. 4
Correct Answer: C
A constant term has no variable.
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In the expression 7x + 5, what is the coefficient of x?
A. 12
B. 5
C. 7
D. x
Correct Answer: C
The coefficient is the numerical factor multiplying the variable.