Translating Verbal to Algebraic Expressions

What does the word 'sum' indicate in a verbal expression?

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Addition

• Division

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

If a verbal expression mentions 'a number', what does it usually refer to?

• A function

• An operation

• A variable

• A constant

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2B

How would you write 'the sum of five and a number' as an algebraic expression?

• 5 - x

• 5 / x

• 5 + x

• 5 * x

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

In the expression 'five plus twice a number', what does 'twice' mean?

• Add two

• Subtract two

• Multiply by two

• Divide by two

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

How would you translate 'five plus twice a number' into an algebraic expression?

• 5 - 2x

• 5 * 2x

• 5 / 2x

• 5 + 2x

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

What operation does 'divided by' indicate?

• Subtraction

• Division

• Multiplication

• Addition

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CCSS.3.OA.A.2

In the expression 'fifteen divided by the difference of a number and two', what does 'difference' mean?

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Division

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CCSS.7.EE.A.2

CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.2

How would you write 'fifteen divided by the difference of a number and two' as an algebraic expression?

• 15 / (x - 2)

• 15 * (x - 2)

• 15 + (x - 2)

• 15 - (x - 2)

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

Why is it important to use parentheses in the expression 'fifteen divided by the difference of a number and two'?

• To simplify the expression

• To show addition

• To follow the order of operations

• To indicate multiplication

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CCSS.7.EE.A.2

CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.2

What should you be on the lookout for when translating verbal expressions into algebraic expressions?

• Operations

• Numbers

• All of the above

• Variables

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CCSS.HSA-SSE.A.1A