What is the difference between an expression and an equation?

Reeves

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2021-08-09

What is the difference between an expression and an equation?
Provide an example of each.

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An expression is a mathematical sentence that includes at least one operation and a variable while an equation is a mathematical sentence stating that two quantities are equal and written as two expressions separated by an equal sign.
Examples of expression: 3x3x, 2y−12y−1, m+n−3m+n−3
Examples of equation: 2x=42x=4, 3p=2q+13p=2q+1, y=−2x+1y=−2x+1

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