Turning Words into Expressions
I can translate a word phrase into an algebraic expression.
📘 Word Bank + Sentence Frames
sum (+)difference (−)product (×)quotient (÷)variable
- "more than / increased by" → + · "less than / fewer" → −
- "times / of / product" → × · "split / per / quotient" → ÷
- Frame: "Let n = the number. The expression is ____."
👀 See It
"5 more than a number n" → n + 5. "3 times a number n" → 3n. "a number n split into 4" → n ÷ 4.
✏️ Your Turn
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1. "7 more than a number n" is…
2. "double a number n" (2 times) is…
3. "4 less than a number n" is…
💬 Explain Your Thinking
Write a phrase and turn it into an expression:
"The phrase 'blank' becomes the expression blank, because 'blank' means blank."