Algebraic Expressions
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Objective
I can write and evaluate algebraic expressions
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Warm-up video
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Key concepts
3 concepts
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A variable is a letter that represents a value we do not yet know.
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Product means the answer to a multiplication problem, while sum means the answer to an addition problem.
- 3
When an expression says 'less than,' we switch the order of the values.
Part 3 of 4
Practice
12 questions
What is a variable in an algebraic expression?
Which of the following represents '8 multiplied by y'?
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Exit ticket
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“Write an algebraic expression for '12 times the sum of a number z and 4'.”
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