
Translating Algebraic Phrases
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6th - 8th Grade
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Teresa Siewert
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3 Slides • 28 Questions
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By Lisa Siewert
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There are 3 arrows
There are 5 lightning bolts
There are 6 hearts
There are a total of 14 shapes
There is 1 more heart than lightning bolt
There is 1 less lightning bolt than hearts
There are 2 more lightning bolts than arrows
There are 2 less arrows than lightning bolts
There are 3 more hearts than arrows
There are 3 less arrows than hearts
There are twice as many hearts as arrows
There are half as many arrows as hearts
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Now lets do the same
with this diagram
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Multiple Choice
Which statement is NOT true?
There are 4 moons
There are 5 hearts
There is a total of 16 shapes
There are 8 suns
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Multiple Choice
Which statement is NOT true?
There is 1 more heart than suns
There are 4 more suns than moons
There is 1 more heart than moons
There are 3 more suns than hearts
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Multiple Choice
Which statement is NOT true?
There is a total of 17 shapes
There are half as many hearts as there are suns
There are twice as many suns as moons
There are half as many moons as suns
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Multiple Choice
Which of these is a whole and a prime number between 8 and 15?
7
13
9
12
8
Multiple Choice
Which is an even number and a prime number between 2 and 22?
2
14
18
8
9
Multiple Choice
Which number is a multiple of 10 between 1 and 100?
35
40
99
72
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Multiple Choice
Which number between 13 and 41 is NOT divisible by 5 and is a prime number
18
25
37
40
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Multiple Choice
What is the product of seven and three?
10
7 x 3
21
3 + 7
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Multiple Choice
What is five increased by six?
5 + 6
30
1
11
13
Multiple Choice
What is the sum of three and eight?
3 + 5
8
12
11
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Multiple Choice
a number b divided by thirty-six
b + 36
36 + b
36 ÷ b
36b
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Multiple Choice
sixty-six subtracted from a number p
66 - p
66 + p
p - 66
36b
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Multiple Choice
a number n plus forty-nine
49 + n
n + 49
n - 49
n ÷ 49
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Multiple Choice
the difference between eighteen and a number m
18 - m
m + 19
m - 18
m ÷ 18
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Multiple Choice
ninety-eight more than a number d
98 + d
d + 98
98 - d
98 ÷d
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Multiple Choice
a number y increased by eighty-six
y + 86
86 + y
y - 86
y x 86
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Multiple Choice
the difference between a number w and two
2 - w
2 ÷ w
w - 2
w + 2
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Multiple Choice
a number r decreased by eighty-ϐive
85 - r
85 ÷ r
85r
r - 85
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Multiple Choice
Does it make sense?
Jim purchased a song from iTunes for $9. Before the purchase he had $20 in his iTunes account. After the purchase he had $11 in the account.
It makes sense
It does not make sense
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Multiple Choice
Does it make sense?
Janice purchased 2 liters of milk, 4 liters of skim milk, and one liter of chocolate milk. In total she purchased 8 liters of milk.
It makes sense
It does not make sense
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Multiple Choice
Does it make sense?
Tanya and her two sisters decided to equally share the $210 bill for their parents anniversary gift. That meant each girl had to pay $70.
It makes sense
It does not make sense
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Multiple Choice
Does it make sense?
Kenny ran 6 kilometers per day over seven days. In that period of time he ran 36 kilometers.
It makes sense
It does not make sense
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Multiple Choice
Does it make sense?
The roommates in an apartment decided to purchase a $600 flat screen television and share in the expense equally. If there were hundred roommates then that meant each had to pay $6
It makes sense
It does not make sense
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Multiple Choice
Does it make sense?
Sarah bought 6 letters, each costing $15 before taxes her total bill for the sweaters before taxes would be $90.
It makes sense
It does not make sense
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Multiple Choice
Does it make sense?
There were 26 students in the class at the beginning of the year over the course of the year four transferred out and one transferred in. That means that by the end of the year there were 21 students in the class.
It makes sense
It does not make sense
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Multiple Choice
There are 18 kg of potatoes and 12 kg of turnip. If these vegetables are to be shared equally by 3 families, how many kilograms of turnip does each family get?
18 + 12 = 30
12 ÷ 3 = 4
18 ÷ 3 = 6
3 x 12 = 36
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Multiple Choice
Kiana has 4 children, 6 nieces, and 8 nephews. What is the difference between the number of nieces and the number of nephews Kiana has?
6 - 4 = 2
8 ÷ 4 = 2
6 x 4 = 24
8 - 6 = 2
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Multiple Choice
There are 20 pens and 10 pencils to be shared equally among 5 employees. How many pens does each employee get?
20 - 10 = 10
20 ÷ 5=4
10 ÷ 5=2
20 x 10 = 200
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