Translating Expressions/Parts of an Expression

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What is a variable?

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A variable is a letter or symbol that represents an unknown value.

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What does the term 'coefficient' refer to in an expression?

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A coefficient is a numerical factor that multiplies a variable.

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Translate: 46 less than a number n.

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n - 46

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What operation does 'SUM' represent?

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Addition

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Translate: Jaime walked 7 miles fewer than 3 times the number of miles Robert walked (r).

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3r - 7

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What is an expression?

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An expression is a combination of numbers, variables, and operations without an equality sign.

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What is the difference between a term and an expression?

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A term is a single mathematical entity (like 3x), while an expression is a combination of terms (like 3x + 2).

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What does it mean to simplify an expression?

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To simplify an expression means to combine like terms and reduce it to its simplest form.

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What is the distributive property?

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The distributive property states that a(b + c) = ab + ac.

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Translate: The sum of a number x and 5.

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x + 5