Grade 4 Math: Understanding Expressions
A worksheet for 4th graders to practice identifying, writing, and evaluating simple algebraic expressions.
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Grade 4 Math: Understanding Expressions
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Remember that an expression is a mathematical phrase that can contain numbers, variables, and operation symbols.
1. Which of the following is an expression?
5 + 3 = 8
7 - 2
x = 10
4 + y > 6
2. What is the value of the expression 9 + 5?
13
14
15
16
3. An expression is a mathematical that can contain numbers, variables, and operation symbols.
4. In the expression 8 - 3, the operation is .
5. A is a letter or symbol that represents an unknown number.
6. Write an expression for "the sum of 12 and 7".
7. Write an expression for "8 less than a number y".
8. 15 + x is an example of an expression.
True
False
9. An expression always contains an equals sign.
True
False
10. Evaluate the expression 6 + m if m = 4.
11. Evaluate the expression 20 - p if p = 9.
12. Sarah has 10 apples. She buys 'a' more apples. Write an expression to show how many apples Sarah has now.
13. A baker made 'c' cookies and sold 15 of them. Write an expression to show how many cookies are left.
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