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What does “Writing Expressions” mean?Writing Expressions
A mathematical phrase built from quantities and operations.
What important condition applies to writing expressions?Writing Expressions
An expression does not assert an equality by itself.
What does “Subtraction in Words” mean?Writing Expressions
A difference written with the correct minuend and subtrahend.
What important condition applies to subtraction in words?Writing Expressions
Subtraction order changes the result.
What does “Substitution” mean?Evaluating Expressions
Finding an expression’s value for specified variable inputs.
What important condition applies to substitution?Evaluating Expressions
Use the assigned value consistently at every occurrence.
What does “Negative Inputs and Powers” mean?Evaluating Expressions
Careful replacement of a signed input within an exponent operation.
What important condition applies to negative inputs and powers?Evaluating Expressions
The expressions (−c)² and −c² have different meanings.
What does “Combining Like Terms” mean?Combining Like Terms and the Distributive Property
Adding coefficients of terms with the same variable part.
What important condition applies to combining like terms?Combining Like Terms and the Distributive Property
Matching variables must also have matching exponents.