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Count the terms in an expression

Grade 6 math · Fieldbook Learning

Name ______________________ Date __________

Terms are the parts of an expression separated by plus signs.

  1. How many terms does 2 + 10t have?
  2. How many terms does 17 + 7m have?
  3. How many terms does 9 + 6m have?
  4. How many terms does 2m + 12 have?
  5. How many terms does 7n + 11x + 16 have?
  6. How many terms does 6n + 8 + 2x have?
  7. How many terms does 11x + 7n + 7 have?
  8. How many terms does 8x + 8 + 3y have?
  9. How many terms does 5m + 9x + mn + 5 have?
  10. How many terms does 18 + 9x + 5n have?
  11. How many terms does 6x + 8y + 13 have?
  12. How many terms does 11p + 11 + 8x have?
  13. How many terms does 8p + 3x + 10 have?
  14. How many terms does 8x + 4n + 3k + 7 + kn have?
  15. How many terms does 5 + 10k + 4x have?
  16. How many terms does 2 + 5p + 2x have?
  17. How many terms does 3x + xm + 6n + 10 have?
  18. How many terms does 16 + 8x + xm + 9m + 7n have?
  19. How many terms does pn + 13 + 13n + 8x + 12p have?
  20. How many terms does 6x + tn + 2t + 17 have?
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Answer key: Count the terms in an expression

  1. 2
  2. 2
  3. 2
  4. 2
  5. 3
  6. 3
  7. 3
  8. 3
  9. 4
  10. 3
  11. 3
  12. 3
  13. 3
  14. 5
  15. 3
  16. 3
  17. 4
  18. 5
  19. 5
  20. 4