Writing Algebraic Expressions.notebook
Chapt. 3: Writing Algebraic Expressions
List as many words as possible that could mean the following 4 operations:
_
+
SUM
PLUS
INCREASE
MORE THAN
EXCEEDS
MINUS
LESS THAN
DIFFERENCE
REMOVE
TAKE AWAY
DECREASE
DIMINISH
X
÷
PRODUCT
TIMES
PER
EACH
QUOTIENT
FRACTION OF
RATIO OF
OVER
Other Phrases
=
( )
IS
QUANTITY
Represent each phrase by an algebraic expression: A distance that is 20 meters shorter than x meters
A bill for n baseball hats, each costing 30 dollars
A weight that is 40 pound heavier than p pounds
An amount of money that is twice D dollars
EQUALS
RESULTS
Kramer paid 17 dollars for batteries and headphones for his mp3 player. If the batteries cost x dollars express the cost of the headphones in terms of x.
If a car travels for 5 hours at an average rate of r miles per hour, represent the distance traveled. Wallkill's Auditorium with m rows has 1000 total seats. If each row has the same number of seats, represent the number of seats in 1 row.
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