document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=74346>Question 74346</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I don't understand \"Expressions\". Can you please help me? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #53393 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=cathieb1225><B>cathieb1225(41)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=cathieb1225><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=53393\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An expression is made up of one,two,or more terms,such as <BR>\n" );
document.write( "    2x  3x+2   5x-2y+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What makes these expressions and not equations is that there is no equal sign.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "These are equations:  2x=10  3x+2=8  5x-2y+4=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equations can be solved, expressions can not be. They can only be simplified if they contain like terms, such as 2x+5x. The simplification is 7x,but it is still an expression. </SPAN>\n" );
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