What is an algebraic sentence?

A relation between two or more algebraic expressions.
It's made up of:

For example:

How do we know if there is a relation?

By using an equality sign such as



Both of these are algebraic sentences, since they're made up of a relation between two or more algebraic expressions:

Let's try:

Which of the following is an algebraic sentence?

That would be 5x + 3 = 2z

Let's try again:

Which of the following is an algebraic sentence?

Yes, it was 7a + 2b = c

To follow the series, please see the previous posts leading up to this one:
Part 1: https://steemit.com/mathematics/@ghostgtr/algebraic-expressions-be-the-boss-of-word-problems-part-1
Part 2: https://steemit.com/mathematics/@ghostgtr/algebraic-expressions-be-the-boss-of-word-problems-part-2
Part 3: https://steemit.com/mathematics/@ghostgtr/knowing-the-meaning-of-a-word-sentence-be-the-boss-of-word-problems-part-3

In Part 5, I will explain how to recognize the 'given' in a word problem.

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