Translating verbal phrases to mathematical phrases

The sum of a number and 6

• x + 6

• x - 6

• 6x

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

8 less than a number, m

• m - 8

• 8 - m

• 8 - m

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

half of a number, y

• 2y

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

A number decreased by 26

• x + 26

• 26 - x

• x - 26

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

Ten more than twice a number

• 2 x 10 + m

• 2m + 10

• 10 + m/2

• 10m + 2

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

Three times the difference of a number and 7

• 3 (y - 7)

• 3 (7 - y)

• 3 (y+7)

• 3y - 7

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

Nine less than the product of a number and 4

• 9 - (n+4)

• 9 - 4n

• 4n - 9

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

Seven more than the quotient of ten and a number

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

Eight less than the product of a number and five

• 5e - 8

• (8 - e) 5

• 8 - 5e

• 8 - (e + 5)

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

Ten thousand times the sum of a number and nine hundred

• 10000x + 900

• 100000(x+900)

• 10000 + 900x

• 10000(x + 900)

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2A