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Verbalizing Algebra
Creating equivalent algebraic expressions from verbal description
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a number increased by nine | x+9 |
| the product of seven and a number | 7x |
| five times a number | 5x |
| the sum of a number and eight | x + 8 |
| the difference of a number and ten | x - 10 |
| eight less than a number | x - 8 |
| a number divided by fifteen | x / 15 |
| a number increased by twelve | x + 12 |
| the sum of twice a number and six | 2x + 6 |
| eighty less than a number | x – 80 |
| twenty-eight split in half | 28 ÷ 2 |
| the product of a number and seven | 7x |
| the quotient of a number and four | x ÷ 4 |
| five greater than three times a number | 3x + 5 |
| a number distributed evenly among six | x ÷ 6 |
| the total of forty and a number | 40 + x |
| A number is negative ten. | x = -10 |
| A number plus two is eight. | x + 2 = 8 |
| The difference between a number and seven is negative three. | x – 7 = -3 |
| One less than twice a number is seventeen. | 2x – 1 = 17 |
| Twelve is the product of a number and three | 12 = 3x |
| Half of a number is twenty. | (½) x = 20 or ( x / 2) = 20 |
| Distribute - 3 ( -x - 5 ) | 3x + 15 |
| Distribute - 3 (3 - x) | - 9 +3x and in standard form this is 3x - 9 |
| five less than a number | n - 5 |
| Three times the sum of a number and twelve | 3(n+12) |
| Ten more than the quotient of c and three | (c/3) + 10 |
| Two increased by six times a number | 2 + 6n |
| two-thirds of a number, minus eleven | (2/3)n-11 |
| two-thirds of the difference of a number and eleven | (2/3)(n-11) |
| Twice the difference between c and 4 | 2(c-4) |
| The product of nine and a number, decreased by seven | 9n - 7 |
| The product of nine and the difference of a number and seven | 9(n-7) |
| Twelve times the sum of a number and five times the number | 12(n +5n) |
| Six times a number plus seven times a number | 6n +7n |