6.EE.A.2.a: Write expressions that record operations with numbers and with letters standing for numbers.

Also written as 6.EE.2.a or 6.EE.2a

Write expressions that record operations with numbers and with letters standing for numbers.

Example Problems

Evaluate:

9 - x

when

x = 8

Write an expression for:

5(x + y + z)

Evaluate:

8 + 3x

when

x = 2

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