Verbal Phrases

 Students will be able to translate verbal phrases into Algebra

 Quantity: Parenthesis ()  A Number: The variable  IS: Equals =

AdditionSubtraction  More  Sum  Added  Increased  Less  Subtracted  Minus  Decreased  Difference Multiplication Division  Product  Times  Multiply/Multiple  Twice  A fraction of a number  Divided  Half/Third  Quotient

 Greater Than  Can mean Addition or Larger in value  When following is, the term is larger in value, use > Example: A number is greater than 5 X > 5  If not, the operation is addition Example: A number greater than five X + 5  Less Than  Can mean Subtraction or Smaller in value  When following is, the term is smaller in value, use < Example: A number is less than 12 X < 12  If not, the operation is subtraction Example: 12 less than a number X-12

 Seven greater than nine times a number  7 + 9x  Three times the quantity of four more than a number  3(x+4)  Eight less than the sum of twice a number and four  2x  Four times a number decreased by ten  4(x-10)