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No, you can only simplify an expression. To solve for a variable, it must be in an equation.
what is a variable expression that has a decreasing value as the value of thevariable increases?
In algebra, variables are represented by letters such as x. A variable could be any number. That number is the "value" of the variable. In an expression, you can choose a number to put in for x, and simplify to get a number which is the value of the expression. In an equation, you can solve for the value of x, which will be the value of x which makes the equation true.
You don't "solve" an expression. You can solve an equation; an expression can be simplified or otherwise manipulated, and if you know the value of "x" (in this case), you can evaluate its value.
it is the number you would use to solve the problem