Question: Translate “two times the sum of x and eleven” into algebra.

Answer: 2(x + 11)

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Question: Translate “5 more than one-third of a number” into algebra.

Answer: 1/3n + 5

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Question: Translate “the quantity m plus 8 squared” into algebra

Answer: (m + 8)^2

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Question: Translate “Six times the quantity n plus seven “

Answer: 6(n + 7)

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Question: Translate “8 less than 5 times a number”

Answer: 5x - 8

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Question: Translate “Twice the sum of x and 5”

Answer: 2(x + 5)

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Question: 1. The area of a triangle is found by taking half of the product of the base times the height. Write the algebraic expression for the phrase “half of the product of the base times the height.” Use the variable b for base and the variable h for height.

Answer: 1/2 b x h

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Question: 2. A man’s age can be described as 4 more than 2 times his son’s age. If his son’s age is represented by the variable s, write the algebraic expression representing the man’s age using s.

Answer: Son’s age = “s”

Man’s age can be described as 4 MORE THAN (add) TWO times(multiply) his son’s age

2(s) + 4

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Question: Donnie’s Car Rentals charges a flat rate of 35 dollars per day plus 2 dollars per mile.

If the number of miles is represented by m, write the algebraic expression representing the overall rate for the day using m.

Answer: $35 dollars

PLUS an EXTRA $2 per mile

(how many miles?)

of miles represented by m

so to get the TOTAL price

$2(m) + $35

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Question: Addition Terms

s___m of

p____s

m____e than

i___________d by

t____l

Answer: sum of

plus

more than

increased by

total

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Question: Subtraction Terms

d____________e of

m_____s

l_____s than

d_____________d by

s____________d from

Answer: difference of

minus

less than

decreased by

subtracted from

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Question: Multiplication Terms

p_________t of

t________s

p_________t of

p___r (5 ft per second means 5 feet times the number of seconds.)

t_____e (indicates multiplying by 2)

d________s (indicates multiplying by 2)

t_________s (x by 3)

(OF is also a big one!)

Answer: product, times, percent, per, twice, doubles, triples

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Question: Division Terms

q_________t of

r_____o of

h____f of (indicates dividing by 2)

t______d of (indicates dividing by 3)

Answer: quotient of

ratio

half of

third of

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