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How Do You Evaluate an Algebraic Expression by Plugging In Values?
Sometimes you have an algebraic expression with variables, and you know the values of those variables exactly, and you just need to plug in those values and get the value of the expression. Well, if that's what you have to do, then you've come to the right place, because this tutorial will show you exactly how to do it!
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How Do You Turn a Verbal Phrase into a Two-Step Algebraic Expression?
If you're turning a verbal phrase into math terms, start out by looking for key words that can help you start writing the mathematical expression. Follow along with this tutorial to see an example of writing a verbal phrase as math!
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How Do You Write the Prime Factorization of a Number Using Exponents?
When you're writing the prime factorization of a number, you may be able to use exponents to quickly show all the factors. This tutorial shows you how to find the prime factorization of a number and use exponents to write the answer!
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How Do You Translate a Phrase with One Variable and Number Into a Mathematical Expression?
Need some practice translating phrases into mathematical expressions? Then this tutorial is for you! You'll get practice translating statements involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division into mathematical expressions.
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How Do You Use the Distributive Property to Simplify an Expression?
In this tutorial you'll see how to apply the distributive property. Remember that this is important when you are trying to simplify an expression and get rid of parentheses!
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How Do You Evaluate an Algebraic Expression?
Plugging variables into an expression is essential for solving many algebra problems. See how to plug in variable values by watching this tutorial.
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What is a Variable?
You can't do algebra without working with variables, but variables can be confusing. If you've ever wondered what variables are, then this tutorial is for you!
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What Are Some Words You Can Use To Write Word Problems?
Knowing the mathematical meaning of words allows you to decipher word problems and gives you the power to write your own word problems, too! Take a look at these words and learn their mathematical translations.
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What is the Distributive Property?
The distributive property is a very deep math principle that helps make math work. It's the rule that lets you expand parentheses, and so it's really critical to understand if you want to get good at simplifying expressions. So check out the tutorial and let us know what you think!
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What's the Order of Operations?
Check out this tutorial where you'll see exactly what order you need to follow when you simplify expressions. You'll also see what happens when you don't follow these rules, and you'll find out why order of operations is so important!
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What's a Coefficient?
There is a bunch of vocabulary that you just need to know when it comes to algebra, and coefficient is one of the key words that you have to feel 100% comfortable with. Check out the tutorial and let us know if you want to learn more about coefficients!
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How Do You Square a Number?
Want to square a number? Just take the number and multiply it by itself! If you square an integer, you get a perfect square! Check out squaring in this tutorial!
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What's an Inequality?
Inequalities come up all the time when you're working algebra problems. In this tutorial you'll learn what an inequality is, and you'll see all the common inequality symbols that you're likely to see :)
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How Do You Graph an Inequality or an Infinite Set on a Number Line?
Number lines are really useful in visualizing an inequality or a set. In this tutorial, you'll see how to graph both. Take a look!
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How Do You Write an Inequality from a Number Line Graph?
Writing inequalities from a graph on a number line isn't so bad if you know what to do. Watch this tutorial to learn how!
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How Do You Solve a Word Problem By Writing an Inequality?
Got an inequality in a word problem? This tutorial will show you how to define variables, translate a word problem into an inequality, and understand what it all means!
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What's the Subtraction Property of Equality?
Solving equations can be tough, especially if you've forgotten or have trouble understanding the tools at your disposal. One of those tools is the subtraction property of equality, and it lets you subtract the same number from both sides of an equation. Watch the video to see it in action!
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What's the Addition Property of Equality?
Solving equations can be tough, especially if you've forgotten or have trouble understanding the tools at your disposal. One of those tools is the addition property of equality, and it lets you add the same number to both sides of an equation. Watch the video to see it in action!
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What's the Multiplication Property of Equality?
Solving equations can be tough, especially if you've forgotten or have trouble understanding the tools at your disposal. One of those tools is the multiplication property of equality, and it lets you multiply both sides of an equation by the same number. Watch the video to see it in action!
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How Do You Solve a Word Problem with an Equation Using Addition?
Word problems are a great way to see math in action! See how to translate a word problem into an equation, solve to find the answer, and check your found answer all in this tutorial.
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How Do You Solve an Equation Using Addition?
Solving an equation for a variable? Perform the order of operations in reverse! Check it out in this tutorial.
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How Do You Solve a Word Problem with an Equation Using Subtraction?
Word problems are a great way to see math in action! See how to translate a word problem into an equation, solve to find the answer, and check your found answer all in this tutorial.
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How Do You Solve a Word Problem Using an Equation Where You're Multiplying Fractions?
Working with word problems AND fractions? This tutorial shows you how to take a word problem and translate it into a mathematical equation involving fractions. Then, you'll see how to solve and get the answer. Check it out!
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How Do You Solve an Equation Where You're Multiplying Fractions?
Solving an equation with multiple fractions in different forms isn't so bad. This tutorial shows you how to convert a mixed fraction to an improper fraction in order to solve the equation. Then, you'll see how to convert the answer back to a mixed fraction to make sense of it. Follow along with this tutorial to see how it's done!
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How Do You Solve a Word Problem with an Equation Using Multiplication?
Working with word problems AND fractions? This tutorial shows you how to take a word problem and translate it into a mathematical equation involving fractions. Then, you'll see how to solve and get the answer. Check it out!
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How Do You Solve an Equation Using Multiplication?
Solving an equation for a variable? Perform the order of operations in reverse! Check it out in this tutorial.
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How Do You Solve a Word Problem with an Equation Using Division?
Word problems are a great way to see math in action! See how to translate a word problem into an equation, solve to find the answer, and check your found answer all in this tutorial.
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How Do You Solve an Equation Using Subtraction?
Solving an equation for a variable? Perform the order of operations in reverse! Check it out in this tutorial.
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What's the Division Property of Equality?
Solving equations can be tough, especially if you've forgotten or have trouble understanding the tools at your disposal. One of those tools is the division property of equality, and it lets you divide both sides of an equation by the same number. Watch the video to see it in action!
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What's a Term?
Polynomials are those expressions that have variables raised to all sorts of powers and multiplied by all types of numbers. When you work with polynomials you need to know a bit of vocabulary, and one of the words you need to feel comfortable with is 'term'. So check out this tutorial, where you'll learn exactly what a 'term' in a polynomial is all about.
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How Do You Use Powers to Solve a Word Problem?
Sometimes word problems can be made a little easier if you use exponents! This tutorial shows you how to solve a word problem by writing an expression using exponents.
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How Do You Simplify an Expression Using the Order of Operations?
You can't simplify an expression without fully understanding the order of operation! Follow along with this tutorial to see how to use the order of operations to simplify an expression.
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How Do You Simplify an Expression Using the Order of Operations with Exponents?
If you have an expression with more than one operation, you can use the order of operations to help you simplify! Follow along with this tutorial to see how to use the order of operations to simplify an expression.
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How Do You Evaluate an Algebraic Expression with One Variable?
If you have a value for a variable in an expression, you can evaluate that expression by plugging in that variable value and simplifying! Follow along with this tutorial to see the entire step-by-step process.
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How Do You Evaluate an Algebraic Expression with Two Variables?
If you have an expression with two variables and you're given the values for those variables, you can plug those values into the expression and simplify to get the answer! This tutorial shows you the steps to plugging variable values into an expression and simplifying.
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How Do You Complete a Table By Plugging in Values?
Learning how to complete a table of values is a building block of math. You can use a table to see a pattern or even make a graph! This tutorial shows you how to complete a table when you're given an expression and multiple values to plug in.
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How Do You Write a Rule for a Table?
Patterns are everywhere in math! In this tutorial, you'll see how to find a pattern in a table and make a rule for it!
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How Do You Use the Distributive Property to Rewrite and Solve an Addition Problem?
Did you know you can solve an addition problem using the distributive property? This tutorial shows you how to do exactly that!
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How Do You Distribute a Number into an Addition Problem to Solve?
If you're trying to multiply the sum of two numbers, the distributive property may make things easier. Follow along with this tutorial to see how the distributive property can be used to evaluate an expression.
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What is an Exponent?
If you have a repeated multiplication, you could write it using exponents! This tutorial introduces exponents and explains how they're used.
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How Can You Distribute Numbers When You're Adding and Multiplying?
You can use the distributive property to help you add and multiply numbers! Follow along with this tutorial to see the uses of the distributive property.
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What is a Factor?
The term 'factor' is seen a lot in math, so it's important to know what it means. This tutorial introduces you to that term!
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How Do You Determine Which Operations to Use in a Word Problem?
Turning a word problem into a math problem you can solve can be tricky. Luckily, there's some key words to look out for in a word problem that help tell you what math operation to use! This tutorial shows you some of these key words to look for in a word problem.
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How Do You Translate Phrases into Numerical Expressions?
Turning a phrase from words to a math problem can be tricky, but practice can make this process easier! In this tutorial, you'll see how to look for key words that can help you translate a phrase into math.
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How Do You Write and Solve an Equation From a Word Problem?
Word problems are just math in disguise! Follow along with this tutorial to get some practice translating a word problem into a mathematical equation. Then, see how to solve that equation and answer the word problem!
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How Do You Write an Equation From a Word Problem?
One of the challenges of solving a word problem is first turning those words into a math equation you can then use to solve. This tutorial takes you through a word problem and shows you how to translate it into a useable math equation!
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What Are Numerical and Algebraic Expressions?
An expression is just a mathematical phrase. In this tutorial, you'll learn about two popular types of expressions: numerical and algebraic expressions. A numerical expression contains numbers and operations. An algebraic expression is almost exactly the same except it also contains variables. Check out this tutorial to learn about these two popular kinds of expressions!
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What is the Substitution Property of Equality?
If you ever plug a value in for a variable into an expression or equation, you're using the Substitution Property of Equality. This property allows you to substitute quantities for each other into an expression as long as those quantities are equal. Watch this tutorial to learn about this useful property!
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How Do You Add Variables that Are the Same?
Variables are a big part of algebra, so it's good to be comfortable working with them! In this tutorial, you'll see how to combine variables that are alike.
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How Do You Add Like Terms?
If you work with variables, you need to know how to add like variables together. This tutorial shows you exactly that! Follow along and see how to add like terms together.
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How Do You Subtract Like Terms?
Subtracting like terms is a lot like subtracting numbers! This tutorial shows you how to perform subtractions with like terms.
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What is an Equation?
In order to tackle the challenging topics, you first need to know the basics. Equations are the start of some very fun and challenging math problems. Watch this tutorial to learn about equations!
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What is a Solution to an Equation?
When you get an equation, usually you want to solve it and find the answer. This tutorial explains what it means to find the solution to an equation. Take a look!
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How Do You Determine if a Value is a Solution to an Inequality?
If you're not sure if a value is a solution to an inequality, you an always plug it in and see. This tutorial shows you how to determine if a value is a solution to an inequality.
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How Do You Convert a Temperature from Celsius to Fahrenheit?
The weatherman said it's going to be 15 degrees Celsius tomorrow. Do you need a coat or not? Knowing the temperature in Fahrenheit might help. This tutorial shows you how to perform that conversion!
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How Do You Convert a Temperature from Fahrenheit to Celsius?
Did you know that many countries use Celsius to talk about temperature? When you have a temperature in Fahrenheit, it's helpful to know what that temperature is in Celsius. This tutorial shows you how to perform that conversion!
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How Do You Convert a Number in Expanded Form into Exponential Form?
Exponential form is a quick way to show that a number should be multiplied by itself a certain number of times. In this tutorial, see how to write a repeated multiplication in exponential form!
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How Do You Convert a Number in Exponential Form into Expanded Form?
Did you know that exponents are just a quick way to show repeated multiplication? In this tutorial, see how to expand out a value in exponential form to see what it really represents!
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How Do You Evaluate an Expression with Exponents?
Need to plug in a variable value into an expression? Great! Does the expression have an exponent in it? Even better! Follow along with this tutorial as you see how to simplify an expression for a given variable value.
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How Do You Evaluate an Exponent?
Exponents just indicate repeated multiplication. Watch this tutorial to see how you can evaluate an exponent by first writing it in expanded form. Take a look!
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How Do You Factor a Greatest Common Factor Out of an Expression?
The greatest common factor (GCF) is the largest factor two or more numbers have in common. Finding the GCF can be very useful in simplifying an expression or solving an equation. In this tutorial, see how to identify the GCF of an expression and factor it out. Check it out!
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How Do You Solve an Equation With Fractions With Different Denominators Using Subtraction?
Looking for practice solving equations containing fractions? In this tutorial, you'll see how to first convert a mixed fraction to an improper fraction and then subtract fractions with unlike denominators in order to solve an equation. Be sure to check you answers so you KNOW it's correct!
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How Do You Solve an Equation With Fractions With Different Denominators Using Addition?
Looking for practice solving equations containing fractions? In this tutorial, see how to add fractions with unlike denominators in order to solve an equation. Then, be sure to check you answers so you KNOW it's correct!
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How Do You Solve a Decimal Equation Using Subtraction?
Want to see how to solve an equation containing decimals? Then check out this tutorial! You'll see how to subtract decimals in order to solve an equation for a variable. Then, see how to check your answer so you can be certain it's correct!
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How Do You Solve a Decimal Equation Using Addition?
Want to see how to solve an equation containing decimals? Then check out this tutorial! You'll see how to add decimals in order to solve an equation for a variable. Then, see how to check your answer so you can be certain it's correct!
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How Do You Solve a Decimal Equation Using Division?
Want to see how to solve an equation containing decimals? Then check out this tutorial! You'll see how to divide decimals in order to solve an equation for a variable. Then, see how to check your answer so you can be certain it's correct!
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How Do You Solve a Decimal Equation Using Multiplication?
Want to see how to solve an equation containing decimals? Then check out this tutorial! You'll see how to multiply decimals in order to solve an equation for a variable. Then, see how to check your answer so you can be certain it's correct!
