Writing algebraic expressions
Writing verbal expressions
Identifying Parts of an Expression
Simplifying Expressions
& Equivalent Expressions
Evaluating Expressions
100
Write an expression for the product of 3 and w.
What is 3w?
100

Write a verbal expression for x + 3. 

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3 more than a number

100
3x + 4y + 2z + 9 Identify the constant.
What is 9?
100

 Simplify x + x + x 

What is 3x?

100
Evaluate when p = 6. p + 9
What is 15?
200
Write an expression for w less than 15.
What is 15 - w?
200

Write a verbal expression for 2y. 

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the product of 2 and y

200
In the algebraic expression 4z + 7p + 18q + 2r identify the number of terms.
What is four? (4z & 7p & 2r & 18q )
200
4p + 2p =
What is 6p?
200
Evaluate the expression for 8 - g when g is 3.
What is 5?
300

Write an expression for the quotient of a number and 2.

x/2

300

Write a verbal expression for 3m - 2.

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the product of 3 and m minus 2?

300
The expression is x + 12. State the coefficient of x.
What is 1?
300

Write an expression that is equivalent to 4x + 2p by using the commutative property. 

What is: 2p + 4x 

300
Evaluate the expression for 4w when w is 5.
What is 20?
400
Write an expression for the difference of twice p and 9.
What is 2p - 9?
400

Write a verbal expression for 3x

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Three times a number

400

Write your own expression with 3 terms, variables p and w, and a coefficient of 7. Answers will vary.

7p+w+8

400
Sometimes you can switch the order in an expression and sometimes you can't. Which operations DO NOT allow for changing order in an expression?
What is subtraction and division?
400
Evaluate the expression 2rz - 9 when r is 2 and z is 5.
What is 11?
500
Write an expression for the difference of r and 8 times 9.
What is the difference of 9(r - 8) or (r - 8) * 9?
500

Write a verbal expression for 15p+8

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15 times a number plus 8

500
In the expression 9p + q - 6w + 8 identify all parts of the expression. (Use each of the 5 vocabulary words.)
What is: expression is 9p + q - 6w + 8 terms are 9p, q, 6w, and 8 variables are p, q, and w coefficients are 9, 1, 6 constant is 8
500

Simplify the expression. 9p + 8 + 3r + 2p - 2r Bonus points if your team can explain why their simplification is correct.

What is 11p + 1r + 8? You can only add and subtract pandas with pandas. Rabbits only add and subtract with rabbits and constants only add and subtract each other. In other words the terms have to be alike.

500
Evaluate the expression 3(x + 4) - w, when x is 3 and w is 8.
What is 13?
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