When you simplify, you are just taking the equation down to it's simplest form, not solving it. Evaluation involves actually solving the problem.
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What is the difference between evaluating an expression?
Simplifying an expression is getting rid of any brackets or parentheses, performing as many operations as you can - including combining like terms. To evaluate an expression you would substitute the numerical values of all the variables, carry out all the operations (addition, multiplication etc) in the expression to reach the answer - the numerical value of the expression.
In mathematics, "calculate" typically refers to performing specific operations, such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division, to find a numerical result. On the other hand, "evaluate" involves determining the value of a mathematical expression by substituting specific values for variables and simplifying the expression to obtain a numerical answer. While calculating focuses on the process of arithmetic operations, evaluating involves analyzing and simplifying mathematical expressions to find their values.
Expression has no answer. a equation has an answer
The variable.