Translating Mathematical Expressions Effectively

What is a numerical expression?

• An expression that contains only numbers and operations.

• An expression that contains variables and operations.

• An expression that contains only variables.

• An expression that contains numbers, variables, and operations.

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2B

Which of the following words indicates addition?

• Difference

• Quotient

• Increased by

• Product

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CCSS.4.OA.A.3

What does the word 'quotient' signify in an expression?

• Division

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Addition

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CCSS.3.OA.A.2

How would you translate 'four increased by a number' into an algebraic expression?

• 4 / x

• 4 * x

• 4 + x

• 4 - x

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

What is the algebraic expression for 'the difference between 8 and a number'?

• 8 - x

• 8 * x

• x - 8

• 8 + x

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

How would you write 'double a number minus 12' in algebraic form?

• 2 + x - 12

• 2x - 12

• x - 12

• 2x + 12

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

What does the word 'than' indicate in an expression?

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Change in order

• Multiplication

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CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.K.5A

Translate '3 subtracted from a number' into an algebraic expression.

• x + 3

• x - 3

• 3 - x

• 3 + x

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

How would you write '10 decreased by a number is equal to 5' as an equation?

• x - 10 = 5

• 10 / x = 5

• 10 - x = 5

• 10 + x = 5

If Janet has g gumballs and Max has 45 fewer gumballs than Janet, how would you represent the number of gumballs Max has?

• g + 45

• g - 45

• 45 - g

• g * 45

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CCSS.6.EE.B.6