The document discusses variables, expressions, and evaluation in mathematics. It explains that variables like x, y, and z are used to represent numbers, and their values can change depending on the situation. Expressions are made using variables and operations, and evaluation involves replacing variables in an expression with input values to obtain the output. For example, if x represents the number of apples and the cost is $2 each, the expression "2x" gives the total cost for x apples.