Match the vocabulary definition with the vocabulary word.

Coefficient :
variable :
Distributive property :
reciprocal :
rational number :

a letter used to represent a number that is unknown.
a number used to multiply a variable.
a number that can be written as a fraction.
a pair of numbers that, when multipled together, you get 1.
how we distribute or multiply a value into an expression with addition and/or subtraction.

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Here are the matched definitions with the vocabulary words:

  • Coefficient: a number used to multiply a variable.
  • Variable: a letter used to represent a number that is unknown.
  • Distributive property: how we distribute or multiply a value into an expression with addition and/or subtraction.
  • Reciprocal: a pair of numbers that, when multiplied together, you get 1.
  • Rational number: a number that can be written as a fraction.