Readiness for Writing Expressions

3+x

3x

x+x+x

x+y+z

36 times a number

a number split into 36 equal groups

36 taken from a number

36 divided by an unknown number

x-13

13-x

3-x

x-3

3x

x+x+x

$$x^3$$

$$x\cdot x\cdot x$$

a number added to a different number cubed

2 times a number, added to itself

a number increased by a different number squared

a number times two different numbers

x+5

5x

5-x

x-5

5+5x

the product of a number and 5

a number increased by 5

5 times a number

a number times itself, times itself again, times itself again, times itself again

two more than a number

seven less than 2 times a number

seven times a number

two taken from seven times a number

8-9x

9x-8

8x-9

9x+8

multiplication

subtraction

addition

division