Understanding Mathematical Expressions and Equations

Understanding Mathematical Expressions and Equations

Assessment

Interactive Video

Mathematics

5th - 8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Jackson Turner

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The video tutorial explains how to translate mathematical expressions and equations into words using key terms like sum, difference, product, and quotient. It covers examples of expressions involving multiplication and addition, division and subtraction, and equations with equal signs. The tutorial emphasizes understanding these concepts to describe mathematical expressions and equations effectively.

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9 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What mathematical terms are used to describe expressions and equations?

Increase, decrease, multiply, share

Plus, minus, times, divide

Sum, difference, product, quotient

Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How can the expression 'two times the quantity x plus seven' be described?

The sum of two and x plus seven

The quotient of two and x plus seven

The product of two and the sum of x and seven

The difference of two and x plus seven

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term used to describe the operation in '3 divided by the quantity 5 minus x'?

Difference

Quotient

Sum

Product

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the expression '3 divided by the quantity 5 minus x', what does the subtraction indicate?

A difference

A product

A sum

A quotient

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How can the equation '6x equals 28' be described using mathematical terms?

The quotient of six and x is twenty-eight

The difference of six and x is twenty-eight

The product of six and x is twenty-eight

The sum of six and x is twenty-eight

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the term 'product' refer to in the equation '6x equals 28'?

The subtraction of six and x

The division of six and x

The addition of six and x

The multiplication of six and x

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How can the equation 'x equals 9 divided by x' be described?

x is the quotient of nine and x

x is the product of nine and x

x is the sum of nine and x

x is the difference of nine and x

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the equation 'x equals 9 divided by x', what operation is represented by the division?

Sum

Product

Quotient

Difference

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What key mathematical word is used to describe the division in 'x equals 9 divided by x'?

Sum

Product

Quotient

Difference