An expression in mathematics is simply a statement - it is not equal to anything. For example,
x + 3 is an expression because we are not told what it is equal to, it is just a statement.
Expressions require variables (like x or y) in order to be of any interest to mathematicians. However, an expression in itself is rarely all that useful. We can simplify expressions or use arithmetic skills to rearrange them but we can not 'solve' them since there is no equals sign.
An equation, however, does have an equals sign and is very useful.
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No. An expression cannot be solved.
A math expression is a symbol or combination of symbols that represents a quantity or a relationship between quantities.
math term value
2219 + 875
The evaluate a algebraic math expression you first must substitute a number for each variable. Then you must perform the operation in the correct order.