A math problem that includes the answer (for example 24 + 36 = 60) is called what?

A math problem that includes the answer (for example 24 + 36 = 60) is called what?

• A. Expression
• B. Calculation
• C. Number sentence
• D. Equation

Answer: (C)

This question tests math vocabulary for statements about numbers. A complete math statement that uses an equals sign to show that two sides have the same value is called a number sentence. The example 24 + 36 = 60 has a left side that is an expression (24 + 36) and a right side that shows the result (60), all connected by the equals sign to form one statement you can check as true. It isn’t just an expression, and it isn’t the act of calculating. While the word equation can describe such a statement, in many 3rd grade contexts the preferred term for these number-checking statements is number sentence. So the given example is a number sentence.

This question tests math vocabulary for statements about numbers. A complete math statement that uses an equals sign to show that two sides have the same value is called a number sentence. The example 24 + 36 = 60 has a left side that is an expression (24 + 36) and a right side that shows the result (60), all connected by the equals sign to form one statement you can check as true. It isn’t just an expression, and it isn’t the act of calculating. While the word equation can describe such a statement, in many 3rd grade contexts the preferred term for these number-checking statements is number sentence. So the given example is a number sentence.