Translating Phrases
Three times a number (n) increased by seven is fifty-two.
What is 3n + 7 = 52?
4a - 10 = 42
What is a = 13?
2x - 1 = 3
What is x = 2?
When solving 2-step equations, which operations should you do first?
(addition and subtraction or multiplication and division)
What is addition and subtraction?
Which inverse operation should you use to solve for m?
4m = 100
What is division?
Five times a number (x) decreased by eleven is nineteen.
What is 5x - 11 = 19?
-3n + 8 = -7
What is n = 5?
7m + 4 = 3
What is m = -1/7 ?
Tell me three things you know about equations.
(1) Equations are balanced.
(2) Equations have an equal sign.
(3) What you do to one side you do to the other.
Which inverse property should you use to solve for g?
g/3 = 18
What is multiplication?
Thirteen more than four times a number (n) is negative ninety-one.
What is 4n + 13 = -91?
n/5 + 6 = 2
What is n = -20?
3x + 2 = 23
What is x = 7?
Explain the order of operations.
What is Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction?
Which inverse operation should you use to solve for w?
w - 14 = 65
What is addition?
Seven less than twice the number (w) is forty-three.
What is 2w - 7 = 43?
-23 = -8m + 17
What is m = 5?
4x + 17 = 37
What is x = 5?
Frank was born in 1932 and died in 1950, at the age of 74. How can this be?
He was born in room 1932 and passed away in room 1950 of the same hospital.
Which inverse operation should you use to solve for t?
t + 23 = 52
What is subtraction?
The difference between twice and number (n) and nine is sixteen.
What is 2n - 9 = 16?
85 = 4d + 5
What is d = 20?
m/3 - 7 = 11
What is m = 54?
Mom and dad have four daughters, and each daughter has one brother. How many people are in the family?
Seven.
What is the inverse property?
The operation that reverse the effect of another operation (opposite)?