{"id":9245,"date":"2017-05-02T19:51:49","date_gmt":"2017-05-02T19:51:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/prealgebra\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=9245"},"modified":"2021-05-21T20:55:02","modified_gmt":"2021-05-21T20:55:02","slug":"summary-evaluating-simplifying-and-translating-algebraic-expressions","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/cpcc-algebra-trig-I-support\/chapter\/summary-evaluating-simplifying-and-translating-algebraic-expressions\/","title":{"raw":"Summary: Evaluating, Simplifying, and Translating Algebraic Expressions","rendered":"Summary: Evaluating, Simplifying, and Translating Algebraic Expressions"},"content":{"raw":"<h2 data-type=\"title\">Key Concepts<\/h2>\r\n<ul id=\"fs-id2626380\" data-bullet-style=\"bullet\">\r\n \t<li><strong>Combine like terms.<\/strong>\r\n<ol id=\"eip-id1168265179478\" class=\"stepwise\" data-number-style=\"arabic\">\r\n \t<li>Identify like terms.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Rearrange the expression so like terms are together.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Add the coefficients of the like terms<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2 data-type=\"title\">Glossary<\/h2>\r\n<dl id=\"fs-id1503046\" class=\"definition\">\r\n \t<dt><strong>term<\/strong><\/dt>\r\n \t<dd id=\"fs-id1891510\">A term is a constant or the product of a constant and one or more variables.<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n<dl id=\"fs-id2662318\" class=\"definition\">\r\n \t<dt><strong>coefficient<\/strong><\/dt>\r\n \t<dd id=\"fs-id1301322\">The constant that multiplies the variable(s) in a term is called the coefficient.<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n<dl id=\"fs-id2961409\" class=\"definition\">\r\n \t<dt><strong>like terms<\/strong><\/dt>\r\n \t<dd id=\"fs-id1294455\">Terms that are either constants or have the same variables with the same exponents are like terms.<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n<dl id=\"fs-id1549920\" class=\"definition\">\r\n \t<dt><strong>evaluate<\/strong><\/dt>\r\n \t<dd id=\"fs-id1753163\">To evaluate an algebraic expression means to find the value of the expression when the variable is replaced by a given number.<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2>Contribute!<\/h2><div style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">Did you have an idea for improving this content? 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