Practice Evaluation in Math

Use these practice problems to test your method after reviewing the concept explanation and worked examples.

Quick Recap

Calculating the value of an expression by substituting specific values for variables.

Plug in the number and compute: if x = 3, then 2x + 1 = 2(3) + 1 = 7.

Example 1

easy
Evaluate 5x - 3 when x = 4.

Example 2

medium
Evaluate \frac{a^2 - b^2}{a + b} when a = 5 and b = 3.

Example 3

easy
Evaluate -2x + 10 when x = -3.

Example 4

hard
If f(x) = x^3 - 2x, find f(-2).