Translating English to Math
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Substitution
Properties
Mystery Box!
100

The difference between 5 and 3.

5 - 3 

100

4 + 3(7)

4+21 = 25

100

Evaluate.

3(x-4) when x = 7

3(7-4)

3(3) = 9

100

What is Plattsburgh High School's mascot?

The Hornets! :)

100

What groups does the number 0 belong to? (Real, Irrational, etc.)

Real (R), Rational (Q), Integers (Z), and

Whole Numbers (W) 

200

Who is your Algebra teacher? 

Ms. Bruno :)

200

-9 - |-4| - 7

-9 - |-4| - 7

-9 - 4 - 7

-20

200

DAILY DOUBLE!!! (worth x2 points!)

Solve the following and graph it on a number line.

-3(x+1) < 9

-3(x+1) < 9

-3x -3 < 9

-3x < 12

x > -4

200

5 + (-5) = 0

Which property does this demonstrate?

Inverse Property

200

Nico left the movie theater and drove

south at an average speed of 21 km/h. 

Sometime later Will left driving in the

same direction but at an average speed of

28 km/h.  After driving for three hours

Will caught up with Nico.  Find the

number of hours Nico drove before

Adam caught up. (Set up a proportion)

speed/time 

21/3 = 28/x

x= 4 hours

300

The quotient of eighteen to six.  (Bonus points if you solve it)

18/6 = 3

300

-4(2+x) = 16

-4(2+x) = 16

-8 - 4x = 16

-4x = 24

x = -6


300

Substitute 5 for x.

-x3

-x3

-(5)3

-5 * -5 * -5 

= -125

300

Which property demonstrates the following?

4x2 + 12x = 4x(x + 3) 

Distributive Property

300

What categories does the square root of 45 fall into?

Real Numbers and Irrational

400

One third of a number less than 4.

x-4 / 3

400

Who is performing this year's super bowl halftime show?

Kendrick Lamar

400

Evaluate the following when x = 0, y=3.

6x + y - 15

6x + y - 15 

6(0) + 3 -15

= -12

400

Which property is demonstrated below? 

2x + (4 + 9x +y) = (2x + 4 +9x) + y 

Associative Property

400

Combine like terms:

x2 + 6x -3x2 + 4x + 7

-2x2 + 10x + 7

500

If x represents a number, write an expression for the product of x and 5 increased by 9 squared.

5x + 92 

500

6(3)2 - 52

6(3)2 - 52

6(9) - 25

54 - 25

= 29

500

Substitute -2 for x and evaluate the following.

(3x)2

(3x)2

(3(-2))2

32 * -22

9 * 4 = 36 

500

3x + 9 + 0 + x = 3x + 0 + x + 9 

Communicative Property

500

At Kinney Drugs, they sell six packs of Pepsi. How many total individual Pepsi's are there if Sophie buys 10 packs?

10 x 6

= 60 pepsis