Translating Equations

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What does 'difference' mean?

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Subtract

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Translate this phrase into an algebraic expression: The sum of twice a number and seven. Use the variable p to represent the unknown number.

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2p + 7

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Translate the sentence into an equation: Four more than six times a number is 18.

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6x + 4 = 18

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Translate the sentence into an equation: Two more than 4 times a number is -18.

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4x + 2 = -18

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What does 'product' mean?

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Multiply

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Translate this phrase into an algebraic expression: The difference of a number and five. Use the variable n to represent the unknown number.

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n - 5

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Translate the sentence into an equation: The sum of a number and ten is equal to twenty.

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x + 10 = 20

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Translate this phrase into an algebraic expression: Three times a number decreased by four. Use the variable m to represent the unknown number.

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3m - 4

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Translate the sentence into an equation: The product of a number and seven is 21.

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7x = 21

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What does 'sum' mean?

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Add