Math Keywords
Name 2 keywords that mean addition.
Total, in all, sum, add, plus, both, together, more, increase
What are operations in math?
What is a math symbol that tells you what to do in a math problem, +, -, x, / ?
Write a numerical expression for the following:
The sum of two and four
What is 2 + 4 ?
Write a word expression for the following:
12 + 6
Twelve plus six
Twelve added to six
Twelve increased by six
The sum of twelve and six
Six more than twelve
Write a word expression for:
6 + 3 - 4
Six plus three minus four
Six added to three subtracted by four
The sum of six and three take away four
Four less than six increased by three
Name 2 keywords that mean subtraction.
Minus, less, fewer, decrease, difference, spend, change
What words would you use to describe:
3n-7
Three times a number minus 7
Write a numerical expression for the following:
5 decreased by 3
What is 5 - 3 ?
Write a word expression for the following:
25 - 7
Twenty-five minus seven
Twenty-five decreased by seven
The difference of twenty-five and seven
Twenty-five take away seven
Write the following with words:
15 - (3 x 4)
Fifteen minus the product of three and four
Fifteen decreased by the product of three and four
Name 2 keywords that mean division.
Divide, quotient, share equally, break up, split
What does an equation contain that an expression does not?
What is a math phrase that includes numbers, at least one variable, operations and an equal sign?
Write a numerical expression for the following:
12 broken up into 6 groups
What is 12 / 6 ?
/ means division
Write a word expression for the following:
5 x 4
The product of five and four
Five per four
Five times four
Five groups of four
Which is the correct word expression for
4 + (7 - 3)?
Choice 1: Four minus the sum of seven and three
Choice 2: Four increased by the difference of seven and three
Choice 2: Four increased by the difference of seven and three
What operation does product mean?
Multiplication
What is a math phrase that uses operations, variables, and numbers?
What is an expression?
Write a numerical expression for the following:
7 more than 8
What is 8 + 7 ?
Write the following as a word expression:
32 / 8
/ means division
The quotient of thirty-two and eight
Thirty-two divided by eight
Thirty-two broken up into eight groups
Thirty-two shared equally between eight
Which is the correct numerical expression for
12 / 3 - 2? / means division
Choice 1: The quotient of twelve and three decreased by two
Choice 2: The quotient of twelve and three times two
Choice 1: The quotient of twelve and three decreased by two
What operation does quotient mean?
Division
What is special about the words subtracted from or less than?
You flip the subtraction
Write a numerical expression for the following:
4 less than 10
What is 10 - 4 ?
Write a word expression for
50 - (4 + n).
The sum of 4 and a number n, less than 50
50 decreased by the sum of 4 and n
50 less the sum of 4 and n
difference of 50 and the sum of 4 and n
Which numerical expression matches the following:
Two less than the product of five and seven
Choice 1: (5x 7) - 2
Choice 2: 2 - (5 x 7)
Choice 1: (5x 7) - 2