Algebraic language
Double a number x
2·x
2 x + 5, if x = 3
2 · 3 + 5 = 6 + 5 = 11
x+x+x =
3x
5·(4ab) =
20ab
(6x):3 =
2x
Cube of a number a
a³
2 a - 5 b , if a = 3 y b = 1
2 · 3 - 5 · 1 = 6 - 5 = 1
-6x² + 8x² +x² =
3x²
(-4x2)·(2xy⁴)=
-8x3y⁴
(-2x):(-2x) =
1
A quarter of a number y
y/4
4 xy -2, si x =-1 and y=3
4 · (-1) · 3 - 2 = -12 - 2 = -14
2x + 6x - 3 - 4 =
8x - 7
(5xz2)·(-3xy2z) =
-15x2y2z3
(-15a3):3a =
-5a2
The triple of a number x plus five
3 x + 5
5 x - 4/y, if x = -1 and y = 2
5 · (-1) - 4/2 = -5 - 2 = -7
5x -x² + 3x² -8x =
-3x + 2x²
5·(4x -6) =
20x -30
3ab:15a2b =
1/5a
Half of a number a minus the double of the same number
a/2 - 2·a
(a+2)·(b-5) , if a=3, b=4
(3+2)·(4-5) = 5·(-1)=-5
-5x + 2x3 + 8 - 4x - 12 =
2x3 - 9x - 4
-3·(-2x +8)
6x - 24
6a3:(-9a5) =
- 2/3a2