Words to equations

"Four times a number plus five" is

• 4 + 5 * x

• 4 + 5x

• 4x + 5

• 4 + 5 + x

"fourteen plus a number" is

• 14 * n

• n - 14

• 7 + 7 + n

• 14 + n

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

What does "product" mean?

• Multiply
• Divide
• Add
• Subract

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.1

Write an algebraic expression for:

three times a number plus 16

• 3(16) + n

• 16n + 3

• 3n + 16

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

What does "difference" mean?

• add
• subtract 
• multiply
• divide

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.C.7B

Translate the sentence into an equation:

Seven plus n is 18

• n - 7 = 18

• 7 - n = 18

• 7 + n = 18

• n + 7 = 18n

Write an algebraic expression.

8 less than a number

Use the variable m

(less than is a flip around word!)

• n - 4

• 8 - m

• m + 8

• m - 8

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.

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

Write an algebraic expression for:

35 decreased by a number

• 35 + n

• 35 - n

• n - 35

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

Translate this phrase into an algebraic expression:

the quotient of 4 and a number.

• 4 - n

• 4n

• 4 + n

• 4 / n