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You can substitute a number for a variable and then find the value of the expression. This is called _________________ the expression.

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A variable is a letter, for example x, y or z, that represents an unspecified number.

6+x=12

To evaluate an algebraic expression, you have to substitute a number for each variable and perform the arithmetic operations. In the example above, the variable x is equal to 6 since 6 + 6 = 12.

If we know the value of our variables, we can replace the variables with their values and then evaluate the expression.Explanation:

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