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Unit: Variables & expressions

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Parts of algebraic expressions

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What is a variable?
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Terms, factors, & coefficients
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Why aren't we using the multiplication sign?
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Terms, factors, and coefficients review
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Practice
Parts of algebraic expressionsGet 5 of 7 questions to level up!

Substitution & evaluating expressions

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Evaluating an expression with one variable
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Evaluating exponent expressions with variables
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Evaluating expressions with two variables
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Evaluating expressions with two variables: fractions & decimals
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Evaluating expressions with one variable
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Evaluating expressions with two variables
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Evaluating expressions with two variables: fractions & decimals
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Evaluating expressions with one variableGet 5 of 7 questions to level up!
Variable expressions with exponentsGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
Evaluating expressions with multiple variablesGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
Evaluating expressions with multiple variables: fractions & decimalsGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!

Expression value intuition

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Expression value intuition
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Expression value intuition
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Expression value intuitionGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!

Evaluating expressions word problems

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Evaluating expressions with variables: temperature
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Evaluating expressions with variables word problems
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Evaluating expressions with variables: cubes
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Evaluating expressions with variables: exponents
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Evaluating expressions with variables word problemsGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!

Quiz 1

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Writing algebraic expressions introduction

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Writing basic expressions with variables
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Writing basic expressions with variables
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Writing expressions with variables
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Writing expressions with variables
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Writing expressions with variables & parentheses
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Writing basic expressions with variablesGet 5 of 7 questions to level up!
Writing expressions with variablesGet 5 of 7 questions to level up!

Writing basic algebraic expressions word problems

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Writing basic expressions word problems
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Writing basic expressions word problems
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Writing basic expressions word problemsGet 5 of 7 questions to level up!

Quiz 2

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Distributive property with variables

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Distributive property over addition
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Distributive property over subtraction
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Distributive property with variables
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Distributive property with variablesGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
Create equivalent expressions by factoringGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
Factor with distributive property (variables)Get 3 of 4 questions to level up!

Combining like terms

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Intro to combining like terms
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Combining like terms
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Combining like terms example
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Quiz 3

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Equivalent expressions

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Equivalent expressions
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About this unit

Learn what variables are and practice using them in expressions. The major concepts covered in these tutorials are substitution, the distributive property, and combining like terms.