Writing and Translating Algebraic Expressions

What is an expression in mathematics?

• A sentence with numbers, variables, and an equal sign

• A sentence with numbers, variables, and math operations without an equal sign

• A sentence with only variables and math operations

• A sentence with only numbers and an equal sign

What does the term 'translate' mean in mathematics?

• To solve an equation

• To write a numerical expression in word form or vice versa

• To find the value of a variable

• To convert a number into a variable

Which of the following is a clue word for addition?

• Quotient

• Sum

• Product

• Difference

Which clue word indicates subtraction?

• Total

• Less than

• Twice

• Split

In the phrase '50 decreased by a number plus the product of six and seven', what operation does 'decreased by' indicate?

• Subtraction

• Division

• Multiplication

• Addition

How would you write '36 less than K' as an expression?

• 36 - K

• 36 + K

• K + 36

• K - 36

What does the term 'quantity' imply in an expression?

• The use of an equal sign

• The use of parentheses

• The use of a number

• The use of a variable

How would you express '3 times the quantity of 16 subtracted from a number'?

• 3 + (y - 16)

• 3 - (16 + y)

• 3 * (y - 16)

• 3 * (16 - y)

Which of the following represents 'the product of 3 and a number'?

• 3 + x

• 3 - x

• 3 * x

• 3 / x

How would you write '12 minus the quantity of 4 plus y'?

• 12 / (4 - y)

• 12 - (4 + y)

• 12 + (4 - y)

• 12 * (4 + y)