Translating Sentences into Mathematical Expressions

Which of the following is NOT one of the four basic operations in math?

• Division

• Exponentiation

• Subtraction

• Addition

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CCSS.7.NS.A.3

Which word indicates addition?

• Difference

• Product

• Sum

• Quotient

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CCSS.7.NS.A.3

What does the phrase 'decreased by' indicate?

• Multiplication

• Subtraction

• Division

• Addition

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CCSS.7.EE.A.2

CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.2

Which word indicates multiplication?

• Product

• Difference

• Quotient

• Sum

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

What does the phrase 'divided by' indicate?

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Division

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CCSS.3.OA.A.2

How would you translate 'a number increased by seven' into a mathematical expression?

• x - 7

• x + 7

• 7 - x

• 7 + x

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

How would you translate 'six less than a number' into a mathematical expression?

• 6 - x

• 6 + x

• x - 6

• x + 6

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

What does the phrase 'three more than twice a number' translate to?

• 2 + 3x

• 3x + 2

• 2x + 3

• 3 + 2x

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

Which of the following phrases indicates multiplication?

• Increased by

• Twice

• Less than

• Quotient

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CCSS.7.EE.A.2

CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.2

How would you translate 'the quotient of a number and five' into a mathematical expression?

• x / 5

• x + 5

• x - 5

• x * 5

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2A