1.06 Quiz Translate Words Into Expressions And Equations
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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