Understanding the Story of X

The video tutorial explains the concept of the 'story of x' by detailing operations performed on x, such as subtraction, multiplication, and powers. It highlights the importance of understanding the order of operations and the commutative property. The tutorial provides examples of expressions with multiple operations and demonstrates how to convert step-by-step instructions into mathematical expressions.

What is the 'story of x' for the expression x minus five?

• Multiply x by five

• Subtract five from x

• Add five to x

• Divide x by five

In the expression five minus x, what operation is performed?

• Add x to five

• Multiply five by x

• Divide five by x

• Subtract x from five

Which property allows us to say that x times two is the same as two times x?

• Associative property

• Distributive property

• Commutative property

• Identity property

What is the first step in simplifying the expression two x plus four?

• Add four to x

• Multiply x by two

• Divide x by two

• Subtract four from x

In the expression two times the quantity x plus four, what is the first operation?

• Multiply by two

• Divide by two

• Subtract four from x

• Add four to x

For the expression five times the quantity x minus three squared minus two, what is the first step?

• Multiply by five

• Add two

• Subtract three from x

• Square the result

What is the second step in the expression five times the quantity x minus three squared minus two?

• Subtract three

• Square the result

• Multiply by five

• Add two

How do you express the operation of adding three to x and then dividing by two?

• (x + 3) / 2

• (x / 2) + 3

• x + 3 / 2

• x / 2 + 3

What is the expression for dividing x by two and then adding three?

• (x + 3) / 2

• x + 3 / 2

• x / 2 + 3

• (x / 2) + 3

In the expression seven minus x raised to the third power, what is the final step?

• Add one

• Subtract one

• Divide by three

• Multiply by three