Translating Equations from Words

Translate this phrase into an algebraic equation:

A number tripled subtracted from 60 is the same as 21.

• 3c − 60 = 21

• 60 − 3 = 21c

• 60 − 3c = 21

• c(60 − 3) = 21

Translate this phrase into an algebraic expression.
8 less than the product of 4 and a number
Use the variable m to represent the unknown number.

• 8 - 4m
• 8m - 4
• 8m + 4
• 4m - 8

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

What does "product" mean?

• Multiply
• Divide
• Add
• Subract

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.1

Translate this phrase into an algebraic expression.
8 less than the product of 4 and a number
Use the variable m to represent the unknown number.

• 8 - 4m
• 8m - 4
• 8m + 4
• 4m - 8

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

Write an algebraic expression for:

three times a number plus 16

• 3(16)+n

• 16n+3

• 3n+16

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

What does "difference" mean?

• add
• subtract 
• multiply
• divide

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Translate the sentence into an equation:

Seven subtracted from n is 18

• n + 7 = 18

• 7 - n = 18

• n - 7 = 18

• n + 7 = 18n

Translate the sentence into an equation:

Four more than six times a number is 18.

• 4 + 6x = 18

• 4x + 6 = 18

• 6x + 4 = 18

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How would you translate
x - 5 = 12 into words?

• x - 5 = 12
• The product of x and 5 is twelve
• x less than 5 is 12
• Five less than x is 12.

Translate this phrase into an algebraic expression:

two times the sum of a number and five

• 2 + y + 5

• 2y + 5

• 5 - 2y

• 2 - y + 5

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.2A