Match the phrase to the math operation
6 divided by a number
6/a
"Sixty-eight plus a number divided by eight."
68 + p/8
"Eighty-eight is the same as four times an unknown number."
88 = 4b
What is the math name for a number in front of a variable? (What would you call 7?) 7x
Coefficient
What is the math name for a number without a variable? (What would you call 2?) 3r + 2
Constant
Expression or Equation? v - 8 = 15
Equation
Expression or Equation? 6 - x
Expression
"Eight less than twice a number"
TURNAROUND 2y - 8
What is the math name for a letter that stands in the place of an unknown? (What would you call x?) 7x - 5 = 30
Variable
"A number is fifty less than seventy."
a number is 50 less than 70 turnaround x = 70 - 50
more than
add
plus
add
the sum of
add
more than
addition
a number increased by 7
addition n + 7
the quotient of
divide
a number n, divided by 6
division n/6
a less b
less without "than" is not a turnaround ... write a - b
the product of
multiply
times
multiply
"Nine less a number"
no "THAN" so its not a turnaround phrase 9 - g
"A number increased by 16 is thirty six."
r + 16 = 36
"A number decreased by eight is equal for five."
s + 8 = 5
minus
subtract
the difference of
subtract
n decreased by y
subtract write . . . n - y
a less than b
subtraction turnaround phrase write b - a
"a number"
use a variable like ... n
is the result of
write =
"The product of a number and eleven"
11h Write the number (coefficient) in front.
"Three times a number plus five times the same number."
3y + 5y
is
"equals"
one half of a number
"of" with a fraction means MULTIPLY 1/2(x)
one third of a number
"of" with a fraction means MULTIPLY 1/3(a)
"The product of negative seven and a number is forty-nine."
-7q = 49
"The quotient of 20 and 5, increased by a number.
20/5 + h
"Twice a number n, decreased by six is fourteen"
2n - 6 = 14
