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Practice 1-3
Evaluate each expression.
1. xy, for x 5 3 and y 5 5 3. 5a 1 b, for a 5 6 and b 5 3 5. 9 2 k, for k 5 2 7. 2 1 n, for n 5 3
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Writing and Evaluating Expressions

2. 24 2 p ? 5, for p 5 4 4. 6x, for x 5 3 6. 63 4 p, for p 5 7 8. 3m, for m 5 11

9. 10 2 r 1 5, for r 5 9 10. m 1 n 4 6, for m 5 12 and n 5 18 11. 1,221 4 x, for x 5 37 13. 4m 1 3, for m 5 5 15. 851 2 p, for p 5 215 16. 18a 2 9b, for a 5 12 and b 5 15 12. 10 2 x, for x 5 3 14. 35 2 3x, for x 5 10

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17. 3ab 2 c, for a 5 4, b 5 2, and c 5 5 18. ab 1 4c, for a 5 6, b 5 5, and c 5 3 2 19. rst, for r 5 9, s 5 2, and t 5 4 3 20. x(y 1 5) 2 z, for x 5 3, y 5 2, and z 5 7 21. Elliot is 58 years old. a. Write an expression for the number of years by which Elliots age exceeds that of his daughter, who is y years old. b. If his daughter is 25, how much older is Elliot? 22. A tree grows 5 in. each year. a. Write an expression for the trees height after x years. b. When the tree is 36 years old, how tall will it be?

Pre-Algebra Chapter 1

Lesson 1-3 Practice