Translate into Algebra

The Language of Algebra

Multiple Choice

Which of the following symbols in algebra can be related to proper nouns? Note that proper nouns are nouns that designate a particular being or thing

• Number

• Variable

• Operator

• Delimiter

Multiple Choice

Which of the following symbols in algebra can be related to pronouns?

• Number

• Variable

• Operator

• Delimiter

Multiple Choice

Which of the following symbols in algebra can be related to verbs?

• Number

• Variable

• Operator

• Delimiter

Multiple Choice

Which of the following symbols in algebra can be related to punctuation makrs?

• Number

• Variable

• Operator

• Delimiter

Multiple Choice

What operation is described in the situation?

"James is four years older than Harry"

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Division

Multiple Choice

What operation is described in the situation?

"Separate 25 into two parts"

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Division

Multiple Choice

What operation is described in the situation?

"Twice as much"

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Division

Multiple Choice

What operation is described in the situation?

"The ratio of"

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Division

Fill in the Blanks

Translate the English phrase into a mathematical expression. Let x = the unknown.

Thrice as much as the unknown

Fill in the Blanks

Translate the English phrase into a mathematical expression. Let x = the unknown.

Two less than the unknown

Multiple Choice

Which of the following set of expressions best represents the phrase below? Let x = the unknown.

Separate seventeen into two parts

• x, 17 - x

• x, x - 17

• x, x/17

• x, 17/x

Fill in the Blanks

Translate the English phrase into a mathematical expression. Let x = the unknown.

Five years older than the unknown

Fill in the Blanks

Translate the English phrase into a mathematical expression. Let x = the unknown.

Ten percent of the unknown

Fill in the Blanks

Translate each English phrase into a mathematical expression. Let 𝑥 = the unknown.

Three is four more than a number.

Fill in the Blanks

Translate each English phrase into a mathematical expression. Let 𝑥 = the unknown.

The sum of twice a number and seven is twenty.

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Translate each English phrase into a mathematical expression. Let 𝑥 = the unknown.

One less thrice a number and then doubling it is two less six times the number.