1. Notes # ___ ___/___/___ 1-1 Variables and Expressions

2. Vocabulary variable : symbols, usually letters, used to represent unspecified numbers or values algebraic expression : a math phrase consisting of sums and/or products of numbers and variables

3. 3x + 7 term : a number, a variable, or a product or quotient of numbers and variables y3y3

4. Translating OperationVerbal Phrases

6. Ex 1 a. Write a verbal expression for b. Write a verbal expression for

7. Ex 2 a. Write a verbal expression for b. Write a verbal expression for

8. Ex 3 a. 5 less than a number c b. 9 plus the product of 2 and d Write an algebraic expression for the following:

9. Ex 4 a. two fifths of the area a b. nine more than a number h

10. Ex 5 Mr. Nehru bought 2 adult tickets and 3 student tickets for the planetarium. Write an algebraic expression for the cost of the tickets.

11. A#___ ___/___/___ PWS 1-1 evens