Fill in the blank with one of the words or phrases listed below.
-Which is an expression and which is an equation? An example of a(n)ـــــ is $\frac { 2 } { x } + \frac { 2 } { x ^ { 2 } } = 7$ and an example of a(n)ـــــــ is $\frac { 2 } { x } + \frac { 5 } { x ^ { 2 } }$
A) expression; expression
B) equation; equation
C) equation; expression
D) expression; equation

Question

Fill in the blank with one of the words or phrases listed below. 
-Which is an expression and which is an equation? An example of a(n)ـــــ is $\frac { 2 } { x } + \frac { 2 } { x ^ { 2 } } = 7$ and an example of a(n)ـــــــ is $\frac { 2 } { x } + \frac { 5 } { x ^ { 2 } }$
A) expression; expression 
B) equation; equation 
C) equation; expression 
D) expression; equation

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

An equation contains an equals sign, showing that two expressions are equal, as in the first example. The second example, lacking an equals sign, is simply an expression.

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