Verbal Expressions
Seventy combined with eight
78
(a+b)+c=a+(b+c)
associative property of addition
x+5=-17
-22
3x – 2 = 16
6
3x + 5x + 4 – x + 7 = 88
11
12 shared equally by 2
6
a*b=b*a
commutative property of multiplication
-15=x-3
-12
8=6-2x
-1
3y + 10.5 = 6.5 + 2.5y
-8
the sum of 12 and 4
16
a+-a=0
additive inverse of a number
x-2=6
8
4=6x-8
2
4(2a + 3) = −3(a − 1) + 31
2
10 times 5
50
a+0=a
addition property of zero
x+1.5=3.7
2.2
2x+6=12
3
-20y + 15 = 2 - 16y + 11
.5
10
a*0=0
multiplication property of zero
2x=22
11
5x=2
.4
6x + 5 = 10 + 5x
5