Vocabulary
                A letter that represents an unknown number
Variable
Simplify: 3x+4x
7x
Find x + 3 when x= 5
8
6+4 = 10
True
A number plus 4
x + 4
A symbol that shows two sides are the same value
Equals sign
Simplify: 5a+2a−a
6a
Find 2a +4 when a = 6
16
3x = 9 when x = 2
False
LHS = 6 RHS = 9
Five less than a number
x - 5
A mathematical phrase without an equals sign
Expression
Simplify: 2y+3+y+5
3y + 8
Find 4y - 2 when y = 7
26
5+3 = 2+6
True
Double a number plus 3
2x + 3
A mathematical statement with an equals sign
Equation
Simplify: 7m+3n+2m−n
9m + 2n
Find 3p + 2p - 4 when p = 5
21
2a + 3 = 10 when a = 3
False
LHS 2 x 3 + 3 = 9 RHS = 10
Three more than twice a number equals 9
2x + 3 = 9
The sum of a number and 7 is the same as 15
x + 7 = 15