Translating Mathematical Expressions

Which of the following words is commonly used to indicate addition?

• Product

• Quotient

• Difference

• Sum

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

What does the word 'less than' indicate in an algebraic expression?

• Division

• Multiplication

• Subtraction

• Addition

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CCSS.3.OA.D.9

Which of the following is a special case that requires reversing the order in subtraction?

• Increased by

• Divided by

• Subtracted from

• Times

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

What does the word 'product' signify in an algebraic expression?

• Multiplication

• Division

• Subtraction

• Addition

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CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Which word is often mistaken for division but actually means multiplication?

• Of

• Less

• By

• From

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

What does the word 'quotient' indicate in an algebraic expression?

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Division

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

How is the phrase 'twice a number' represented in algebraic symbols?

• x/2

• 2x

• x - 2

• 2 + x

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

In the phrase 'three subtracted from a number', where does the number 3 appear in the expression?

• In the middle

• It is not included

• At the beginning

• At the end

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

How would you write 'five less than the cost of a ticket' in algebraic symbols?

• x + 5

• x - 5

• 5 - x

• 5 + x

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

How would you express 'one third of m' in algebraic symbols?

• m/3

• 3m

• m - 3

• m + 3

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2A