| A | B |
| Commutative Propery of Addition | 2 + 3 + 5 = 3 + 2 + 5 |
| Associative Propery of Addition | (2+x) + 5 = 2 + (x + 5) |
| Associative Propery of Multiplication | (5y)8 = 5 (y* 8) |
| Commutative Propery of Multiplication | 5a = a5 |
| Distributive Property | 5(x-6) = 5x + (-30) |
| Identity Property of Addition | 11 + 0 = 11 |
| Identity Property of Mult. | 444 (0) = 0 |
| Evalutate | Solve |
| Simplify | Make as simple as possible (which may mean a final answer) |
| Substitute | Put a number in for a variable |
| Variable | an unknown quantity |
| Verbal Model | Words and symbols |
| Variable expression | numbers, operations, variables |
| Numerical expression | numbers, operations |
| Order of Operations | Set of rules for evaluating expressions |
| 25a when a = 4 | 100 |
| -(w + 6) | -w + (-6) |
| 15y + 12y | 27y |
| (10 - x) 5 | -5x + 50 |
| 12x - 3(x+4) | 12x + (-3x) + (-12) |