Translating Verbal Phrases into Algebraic Language

+ Plus Sum Added to Increased by More than Exceeds

Translating Verbal Phrases into Algebraic Language

Minus Difference * subtracted from Decreased by * less than Diminished by Reduced by

? Times Product Multiplied by

Of

? Divided by Quotient

* Have to switch the order

Examples of Expressions (no equal sign):

= is the result is equals the same as

1. w more than 3 2. w less than 7 3. 5 subtracted from w 4. The product of 5r and s 5. Twice x

6. 9 decreased by x 7. The sum of t and u, divided by 6 8. Twice the sum of x and y 9. 25 less than x 10. m increased by 14

Translating Verbal Statements into Equations (have an equal sign) On the back of this paper, translate AND solve the following equations.

1. Ten times what number equals 70. 3. The product of 1 and a number is 8. 5. One-ninth of a number is 54. 7. 89 less than a number equals 8. 9. Three less than six times what number is 15. 11. The sum of a number and eleven times the same

number is 48. 13. One times the sum of a number and 6, is 17. 15. A number minus 28 is 11.

2. 19 less than twice a number is ?9. 4. A number increased by 71 is 78. 6. The sum of 78 and a number is 89. 8. 8 more than 4 times a number is 48. 10. Nine times a number, less 9, is 36. 12. The sum of 12 and the product of 6 and a number

is 60. 14. 15 less than the product of 6 and a number is 15. 16. Twice the sum of a certain number and 36 is 90.

Translating Verbal Phrases into Algebraic Language

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