Grade 6 iReady Lesson 16 - Algebraic Expressions

In a Word Problem, Less Than means:

• Add

• Subtract

• Multiply

• Divide

In a Word Problem, More Than means:

• Add

• Subtract

• Multiply

• Divide

In a Word Problem, Triple means:

• Add by 3

• Subtract by 3

• Multiply by 3

• Divide by 3

In a Word Problem, Double means:

• Add by 2

• Subtract by 2

• Multiply by 2

• Divide by 2

If you square a number, you:

• Add 2 it. (5 + 2)

• Add it to itself. ( 5 + 5)

• Multiply it by itself. (5 x 5)

• Multiply it by itself twice (5 x 5 x 5)

If you cube a number, you:

• Add 2 it. (5 + 2)

• Add it to itself. ( 5 + 5)

• Multiply it by itself. (5 x 5)

• Multiply it by itself twice (5 x 5 x 5)

N cubed

• n¹

• n²

• n³

• n⁴

N squared

• n¹

• n²

• n³

• n⁴

In a Word Problem, a number means a: ___________

A math problem with an equal sign is a:

• equation

• expression