Writing Equations From Phrases

Writing Equations From Verbal Phrases

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Which word represents the equal sign?

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct equation:

• $n+5=27$

• $5+n=27$

• $27+5=n$

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct equation:

• $9-b=42$

• $42-b=9$

• $b-9=42$

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct equation:

• $x12=84$

• $\frac{x}{12}=84$

• $12x=84$

Open Ended

Write the equation:

Multiple Select

Choose all of the true statements:

• "sum" means subtraction

• "sum" means addition

• "is" means equals

• $5b=76$

• $b+5=76$

Multiple Select

Choose the correctly written equations:

• $34-h=17$

• $34\div h=17$

• $h+34=17$

• $\frac{34}{h}=17$

Multiple Choice

Which equation is correct?

• $45=5-n$

• $45=n+5$

• $45=n-5$

Open Ended

Write the equation:

Multiple Choice

The sum of x and fifteen is fifty six

• x - 15 = 56

• 15x = 56

• x + 15 = 56

• 15x = 55

Multiple Choice

A number minus 10 is fourteen.

• 10 - x = 14

• x - 10 = 14

• x - 10 = 15

• 10 - x = 15

Multiple Choice

What do the following terms mean:
is
equal
the same as 

• +
• -
• =
• x

Multiple Choice

The sum of x and ten is twenty.

• x - 10 = 20

• x + 10 = 20

• x + 10 = 25

• 10x = 20