Translating Algebraic Expressions to Word Form

2f - 4

• f minus 4

• 4 minus f

• minus 4

• four less than twice a number, f

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

Write an algebraic expression for:

three times a number plus 16

• 3(16) + n

• 16n + 3

• 3n + 16

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

Translate: two times the sum of a number and five

• 2 + y + 5

• 2y + 5

• 2(y + 5)

• 2 − y + 5

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

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.

Ten more than four times a number

• 4 x 10 x m

• 4m + 10

• 10 + 4 + m

• 10m + 4

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

Match each phrase with the expression that accurately represents it.

• 5x

• 5 decreased by a number

• x+5

• 5 added to 5 times a number

• 5-x

• 5 more than a number

• x-5

• a number decreased by 5

• 5+5x

• 5 times a number

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6-3.3

Five times the difference of a number and 9

• 5x - 9

• 5(x - 9)

• 5(x + 9)

• 5(9) - y

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

m plus the product of 6 and n

• m + 6n

• m − 6 + n

• 6m + n

• m + 6 + n

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

Three less than twice a number

• 2x − 3

• 3x − 2

• 3 − 2x

• 2 − 3x

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

Choose two matching statements

• three times y

• three plus y

• the product of three and y

• three divided by y

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2A