Write Algebraic Expressions

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What is the difference between a numeric expression and an algebraic expression?

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An algebraic expression has variables and a numeric expression does not.

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What is the answer to a multiplication problem called?

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product

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What is the answer to a division problem called?

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quotient

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What do the words difference, minus, less than, and decreased by mean?

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subtract

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What is an algebraic expression?

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An expression that contains numbers, variables, and operations.

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What is a variable in algebra?

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A symbol, usually a letter, that represents an unknown value.

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What does it mean to evaluate an expression?

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To calculate the value of an expression by substituting numbers for variables.

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What is the term for the answer to an addition problem?

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sum

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What is the term for the answer to a subtraction problem?

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difference

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What is the distributive property?

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a(b + c) = ab + ac, meaning you multiply a number by a sum by distributing the multiplication.