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Is 20 ÷ (x + 2) = 5 a equation or expression?

Is 20 ÷ (x + 2) = 5 a equation or expression?
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Is 20 ÷ (x + 2) = 5 a equation or expression?

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This is an equation because it equals 5.

Expressions have no sign. For ex. 12/ (x+2). That would be simplified.

You could solve this equation too.
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This is an EQUATION, because it has a left side, a right side, and an = sign separating the two.

An EXPRESSION does not has "sides" and no = sign.
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