Numerical or Algebraic
Solving Algebraic
PEMDAS: Numerical Expressions
PEMDAS: Algebraic Expressions
100

What does it mean for an expression to be algebraic?

A. Has numbers, operations, and letters ( or variables)

B. Has only numbers and operations.

A. Has numbers, operations, and letters (or variables)

100

x+2 if x=3

5

100

3+2-1

4

100
x-1 ; x=2
1
200

What does it mean for an expression to be numerical?

A. Has numbers, operations, and letters ( or variables)

B. Has only numbers and operations.

B. Has only numbers and operations

200

x - 3 if  x=3

0

200

15-2x4

7

200
2x-3 ; x=3
3
300

Is the following expression numerical or algebraic? 3x+1

Algebraic

300

8x if x=6

48

300

3 + 81/9

12
300
3(x-2) ; x=3
3
400

Is the following expression numerical or algebraic? 54-3

Numerical

400

12/x if x=2

6

400

 10 x (4+5) - 12

78

400
-7(x-1) ; x=3
-14
500
Algebraic expressions and numerical expressions have many similarities. What is the one difference between algebraic expressions and numerical expressions?
Algebraic has letters (or variables)
500

6 + x - 1 if x=3

8

500

[3(4-2)]+ 3 x 7

27

500
2(x+2)-3 ; x=-1
-1
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