Question

What is the difference between an expression and an equation

Answer 1

The answer is:

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Work/explanation:

An expression is a term (or a few terms) put together with plus or minus signs.

Examples of expressions are:

`\sf{3x+2}`

`\sf{4x-7}`

`\sf{p+12}`

An equation is two expressions put together with a = sign, which shows that they're equal.

Examples of equations are:

`\sf{3x=12}`

`\sf{4x-7=15}`

`\sf{p+12=24}`

Hence, this is the difference between an equation and an expression. Do not use these terms interchangeably.

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Answer 2

The primary difference between the two is an equals sign. An equation has a left side, a right side and an equals sign separating the sides. Equations also may have solutions. An expression, by contrast, doesn't have any 'sides' .