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Expressions and Prime Numbers

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Expressions and Prime Numbers

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🔢 Part 1: Prime or Composite?

1. Circle whether each number is prime or composite:

a) 7: Prime or Composite

b) 9: Prime or Composite

c) 11: Prime or Composite

d) 15: Prime or Composite

2. Which statement is true about prime numbers?

They have exactly two factors: 1 and themselves

They have more than two factors

They are always even numbers

They are always odd numbers

3. List all the prime numbers between 10 and 20:

📝 Part 2: Understanding Expressions

4. Which of the following are expressions? (Check all that apply)

3 + x

5 = 2 + 3

2y + 7

x = 4

5. If x represents a prime number, find the value of the expression 2x + 1 when:

a) x = 2: 2x + 1 = _______

b) x = 3: 2x + 1 = _______

c) x = 5: 2x + 1 = _______

6. Write an expression using the variable y that includes addition:

🧠 Part 3: Connecting Concepts

7. Complete the statement: An expression is different from an equation because...

An expression has an equals sign

An expression asks a question that can be solved

An expression shows a value but doesn't ask a question

An expression always uses prime numbers

8. Challenge: If p represents any prime number greater than 2, what can you say about the expression p + 1?

It will always be prime

It will always be composite

It will always be even

It will always be odd

9. Explain your reasoning for question 8:

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