Translating Algebraic Phrases

Translating Algebraic Phrases

By Lisa Siewert

​There are 3 arrows

There are 5 lightning bolts

There are 6 hearts

​There are a total of 14 shapes

There is 1 more heart than lightning bolt

There is 1 less lightning bolt than hearts

There are​ 2 more lightning bolts than arrows

There are​ 2 less arrows than lightning bolts

​There are 3 more hearts than arrows

There are 3 less arrows than hearts

There are twice as many hearts as arrows

There are half as many arrows as hearts

​Now lets do the same

with this diagram

Multiple Choice

Which statement is NOT true?

• There are 4 moons

• There are 5 hearts

• There is a total of 16 shapes

• There are 8 suns

Multiple Choice

Which statement is NOT true?

• There is 1 more heart than suns

• There are 4 more suns than moons

• There is 1 more heart than moons

• There are 3 more suns than hearts

Multiple Choice

Which statement is NOT true?

• There is a total of 17 shapes

• There are half as many hearts as there are suns

• There are twice as many suns as moons

• There are half as many moons as suns

Multiple Choice

Which of these is a whole and a prime number between 8 and 15?

• 7

• 13

• 9

• 12

Multiple Choice

Which is an even number and a prime number between 2 and 22?

• 2

• 14

• 18

• 8

Multiple Choice

Which number is a multiple of 10 between 1 and 100?

• 35

• 40

• 99

• 72

Multiple Choice

Which number between 13 and 41 is NOT divisible by 5 and is a prime number

• 18

• 25

• 37

• 40

Multiple Choice

What is the product of seven and three?

• 10

• 7 x 3

• 21

• 3 + 7

Multiple Choice

What is five increased by six?

• 5 + 6

• 30

• 1

• 11

Multiple Choice

What is the sum of three and eight?

• 3 + 5

• 8

• 12

• 11

Multiple Choice

a number b divided by thirty-six

• b + 36

• 36 + b

• $$36\ \div\ b$$  

• $$\frac{b}{36}$$  

Multiple Choice

sixty-six subtracted from a number p

• 66 - p

• 66 + p

• p - 66

• $$\frac{b}{36}$$  

Multiple Choice

a number n plus forty-nine

• 49 + n

• n + 49

• n - 49

• $$n\ \div\ 49$$  

Multiple Choice

the difference between eighteen and a number m

• 18 - m

• m + 19

• m - 18

• $$m\ \div\ 18$$  

Multiple Choice

ninety-eight more than a number d

• 98 + d

• d + 98

• 98 - d

• $$98\ \div d$$  

Multiple Choice

a number y increased by eighty-six

• y + 86

• 86 + y

• y - 86

• y x 86 

Multiple Choice

the difference between a number w and two

• 2 - w

• $$2\ \div\ w$$  

• w - 2 

• w + 2

Multiple Choice

a number r decreased by eighty-ϐive

• 85 - r

• $$85\ \div\ r$$  

• $$\frac{r}{85}$$  

• r - 85 

Multiple Choice

Does it make sense?

Jim purchased a song from iTunes for $9. Before the purchase he had $20 in his iTunes account. After the purchase he had $11 in the account.

• It makes sense

• It does not make sense

Multiple Choice

Does it make sense?

Janice purchased 2 liters of milk, 4 liters of skim milk, and one liter of chocolate milk. In total she purchased 8 liters of milk.

• It makes sense

• It does not make sense

Multiple Choice

Does it make sense?

Tanya and her two sisters decided to equally share the $210 bill for their parents anniversary gift. That meant each girl had to pay $70.

• It makes sense

• It does not make sense

Multiple Choice

Does it make sense?

Kenny ran 6 kilometers per day over seven days. In that period of time he ran 36 kilometers.

• It makes sense

• It does not make sense

Multiple Choice

Does it make sense?

The roommates in an apartment decided to purchase a $600 flat screen television and share in the expense equally. If there were hundred roommates then that meant each had to pay $6

• It makes sense

• It does not make sense

Multiple Choice

Does it make sense?

Sarah bought 6 letters, each costing $15 before taxes her total bill for the sweaters before taxes would be $90.

• It makes sense

• It does not make sense

Multiple Choice

Does it make sense?

There were 26 students in the class at the beginning of the year over the course of the year four transferred out and one transferred in. That means that by the end of the year there were 21 students in the class.

• It makes sense

• It does not make sense

Multiple Choice

There are 18 kg of potatoes and 12 kg of turnip. If these vegetables are to be shared equally by 3 families, how many kilograms of turnip does each family get?

• 18 + 12 = 30

• $$12\ \div\ 3\ =\ 4$$  

• $$18\ \div\ 3\ =\ 6$$

• 3 x 12 = 36

Multiple Choice

Kiana has 4 children, 6 nieces, and 8 nephews. What is the difference between the number of nieces and the number of nephews Kiana has?

• 6 - 4 = 2

• $$8\ \div\ 4\ =\ 2$$  

• 6 x 4 = 24

• 8 - 6 = 2

Multiple Choice

There are 20 pens and 10 pencils to be shared equally among 5 employees. How many pens does each employee get?

• 20 - 10 = 10

• $$20\ \div\ 5=4$$  

• $$10\ \div\ 5=2$$

• 20 x 10 = 200