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1 - 2 Evaluating Expressions and Order of Operations

Learning Targets 1.1.1: Describe and evaluate variable expressions 1.1.2: Read, write, and evaluate powers and evaluate exponential expressions 1.2.1: Use the order of operations to evaluate exponential expressions

Vocabulary
1. Variable 2. Algebraic expression 3. Evaluating an expression

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Algebraic Expression 7t x 20 y8 12 + a 5 less a number Twice a number The product of 8 and a number squared x3 3 Operation Verbal Expression

ORDER OF OPERATIONS
To evaluate an expression involving more than one operation, use the following steps. Step 1 Evaluate expressions inside _____________. Step 2 Evaluate ____________. Step 3 _____________ and _______________ from left to right. Step 4 _____________ and ____________ from left to right.

Example 1 Evaluate each expression. a. 30 2 22 5. b. 6(9 + 3)

c. 50 (32 + 1)

Example 2

Evaluate the expression when n = 4. b. c. 3n 5 d. n2

a. 11 n

Example 3

Evaluate the expression

when k = 2.

Evaluate the expression when y = 8. 1. 7y 2. 10 y

Evaluate the expression.

3. t2 when t = 3

4. m3 when m = 4

Evaluate the expression. 6. 28 22 + 1 5. 10 + 32

7. 6(3 + 32)

8. 2[(10 4) 3]

Evaluate the expression when x = 3. 9. x3 5

10. 6 x + 2 x+7