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Examples, solutions, videos, and worksheets to help Grade 6 and Grade 7 students learn how to write and evaluate expressions for word problems.

How to write and evaluate expressions for word problems?

When dealing with word problems in mathematics, the goal is to translate the given scenario into a mathematical expression that can then be evaluated to find the solution.
Here’s a step-by-step guide to help you through this process, followed by some worksheets to help you practice.

Steps to Write and Evaluate Expressions

  1. Read the Problem Carefully: Understand the context and identify the key information.
  2. Identify Variables and Constants: Determine what quantities are changing (variables) and what quantities are fixed (constants).
  3. Translate the Problem into an Expression: Convert the verbal description into a mathematical expression using appropriate operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division).
  4. Evaluate the Expression: Substitute the given values into the expression and perform the calculations to find the solution.

Have a look at this video if you need to review how to write and evaluate an expression.



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