Translating Expressions and Equations

What is the difference between an expression and equation?

• Expressions have an equal sign and equations do not have an equal sign
• Expressions do not have an equal sign and equations do have an equal sign
• There is not a difference
• Expressions do not have variables and equations have variables

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2B

What does "difference" mean?

• add
• subtract 
• multiply
• divide

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CCSS.8.EE.C.7B

Translate the sentence into an equation.
Seven subtracted from n is 18 

• n + 7 = 18
• 7 - n = 18
• n - 7 = 18
• n + 7 = 18n

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

How would you translate
x - 5 = 12 into words?

• x - 5 = 12
• The product of x and 5 is twelve
• x less than 5 is 12
• Five less than x is 12.

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

a number more than 12

• n + 12
• 12n 
• 12 + n 
• 12 - n 

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

4 less than x 

• 4 - x
• x - 4
• 4x
• -4x

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

w increased by 5

• w - 5
• 5w
• w + 5
• w / 5

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

Which matches the expression below?

x −9

• Nine more than a number.

• The sum of a number and nine.

• A number decreased by nine.

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

Twelve less than a number.

• x + 12

• 12x

• x – 12

• 

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

take 10 away from s 

• 10 - s 
• s + 10
• s - 10
• s/10

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2A