Algebraic Expressions

7th Grade78 minutesCommon Core 7.EE.4

Learning Objective

I can write and evaluate algebraic expressions

Key Concepts

A variable is a letter that represents a value we do not yet know.

Product means the answer to a multiplication problem, while sum means the answer to an addition problem.

When an expression says 'less than,' we switch the order of the values.

Practice Questions

This lesson includes 12 practice questions to reinforce learning.

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1. What is a variable in an algebraic expression?

2. Which of the following represents '8 multiplied by y'?

3. Write an algebraic expression for '15 less than p'.

...and 9 more questions

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Writing Algebraic Expressions | Writing Expressions with Variables | Math with Mr. J

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