The words "difference between" means to use what operation?
Subtraction
Riley offers to give 25% of the money she earns babysitting to her sister. What is the variable?
r = Riley's earnings from babysitting
The quotient of x and 7
x/7
35h
The product of 35 and h
What operation belongs to each word?
1. difference
2. product
3. sum
4. quotient
1. subtraction
2. multiplication
3. addition
4. division
What operation is being used?
"The sum of 5 and a number"
Addition
Scott drives at a constant rate of 35 miles per hour. How long was Scott's trip?
h = the length of Scott's trip in hours
5 times as many as y
5y
2x - 10
The product of 2 and x minus 10
What two components make an algebraic term, such as 2x?
coefficient and variable
What operation is being used?
The ratio of apples and oranges
Division
The concession stand sells snacks on Friday and Saturday. The amount of money earned on Saturday is double the amount of money earned on Friday. What is f?
f = money earned on Friday
Tyler has 3 times as many fish as Leo.
3L=T
32 + 5
The sum of 3 squared and 5
Define the following in your own words:
algebraic expression
algebraic description
An expression is an equation that uses numbers and variables
A description is a written sentence that describes an expression
What operation is being used?
The product of buying 5 of the iPhone 16 from T-Mobile.
Multiplication
There are 4 boxes of notebooks each with x notebooks in them. What is the variable?
n = the amount of notebooks in each box
Adesh drove 300 miles to get to his family reunion, and it took him h hours.
300/h
23 / x + 4
(Hint: Use the words quotient and cubed)
The quotient of 2 cubed and a number plus 4.
Ryan earns $25 per hour as a McDonald's employee. Write an expression to represent the total amount of money Ryan earns for h hours of work at McDonald's.
25h
What operation is being used?
My dad wants to know why my iReady math score decreased from my last iReady math score.
Subtraction
The amount of money Ray spent on a Mr. Beast hoodie on sale is 50% of the original price. What is the variable?
c = the original cost of the hoodie
David and Samuel went to 711 to get some snacks after school. Samuel spent double the amount of money in snack items compared to David. Write an expression that will find the total cost of Samuel's snacks.
2D=S
5x/102
The product of 5 and x divided by 10 to the second power
Create a scenario for this algebraic expression. It has to have the name of one of your classmates in it:
x/5
Good luck!
Example: The chef told Gilberto that he needed to figure out how to turn x giant boxes of ground beef into a dinner meal that will feed five classes from Monterrey Heights STEAM Academy.