6th Grade Writing and Understanding Variable Expressions

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What is a variable expression?

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A variable expression is a mathematical phrase that can contain numbers, variables (like x or y), and operations (like addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division).

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What does the term 'product' mean in mathematics?

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The term 'product' refers to the result of multiplying two or more numbers or expressions together.

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How do you write 'three times a number increased by nine' as a variable expression?

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3h + 9

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What is the variable expression for 'the product of 72 and some number y'?

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72y

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How do you express 'fourteen subtracted from a number' in variable form?

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x - 14

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What is the variable expression for 'the difference of a number and 1'?

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x - 1

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What operation does the word 'sum' represent?

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Addition.

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What operation does the word 'difference' represent?

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Subtraction.

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How do you express 'the quotient of a number and 5'?

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What is the variable expression for 'the sum of a number and 10'?

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x + 10.