Variables Review of Terminology An expression is a "phrase" that represents a number. An equation sets two expressions equal to each other. A variable is a symbol used to represent a number. In the expression?8x?+ 17?,?x?is the variable. In the equation??= 25?,?y?is the variable. Variables need not be letters; for example, the expression?6?+ 2?contains the variable?. An expression or equation may contain more than one variable. The expression?7 - 3r?+ 12t?contains the variables?r?and?t?, and the equation?6y?= 24x?contains the variables?x?and?y?. An algebraic expression is an expression that contains one or more variables. An algebraic equation is an equation that contains one or more variables.
Expressions and Equations
Variables Review of Terminology An expression is a "phrase" that represents a number. An equation sets two expressions equal to each other. A variable is a symbol used to represent a number. In the expression?8x?+ 17?,?x?is the variable. In the equation??= 25?,?y?is the variable. Variables need not be letters; for example, the expression?6?+ 2?contains the variable?. An expression or equation may contain more than one variable. The expression?7 - 3r?+ 12t?contains the variables?r?and?t?, and the equation?6y?= 24x?contains the variables?x?and?y?. An algebraic expression is an expression that contains one or more variables. An algebraic equation is an equation that contains one or more variables.
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