Verbiage Matters
Spending or Saving?
Name the part of the expression
Geometry Talk
Variables to Verbiage
Multiple choice
100

"Twice a number" means:

(What operation is used here?

Multiplication

100

100-8d

Spending

100

How many coefficients are in the expression 15x-7d?

2, 15 & 7 

100

Perimeter of a square with side (s)

4s

100

3+2m can represent:

A. The uber cost $3 base fare and then $2 per mile.

B.$2 Base fare and then $3 per mile

C.$3 per item with a $2 tax

A. The uber cost $3 base fare and then $2 per mile

200

How would you write Four times a number (x)


4x

200

I earn $9/hr and get a $50 bonus

Saving

200

What is the constant in the expression 2x2+4?

4

200

Two more than 3 times a number can be written as 6x

False. It would be 3x +2 or 2 + 3x

200

4x can represent:

A. 4 more than a number

B. Four times a number 

C. A number to the fourth power.

B. Four times a number

300

Which means "4 more than x"

  • A. 4x

  • B. x + 4 

  • C. x - 4

  • D. 4 - x

B. X + 4

300

I have $10,000 in my savings and rent is $1600 a month, how many months can I pay rent just based on my savings?

Spending

300

What is the variable in the expression   5x3-12?

x

300

Area of a rectangle with length (l) and width (w)

lw or l x w

300

100-5t could represent:

A. Buying 5 tickets for $100 dollars true 

B. Earn $5 per ticket after $100

C. Starting with $100 and losing $5 per ticket purchased.

C. Starting with $100 and losing $5 per ticket purchased.

400

How would you write 4 less than the square of a number (x)

x2 -4

400

Which of these shows saving $10/week starting at $25?

  • A. 25 - 10w

  • B. 25 + 10w

  • C. 10w - 25

  • D. w + 25 - 10

B. 25 + 10w

400

How many terms does the expression 4xhave?

2,(100 and -8d)

400

True or False : The expression x(x+1) represents the area of a rectangle with sides x and x +1

True

400
X/4 or in fraction form could represent:


A. Adding 4 per number

B. A number to the fourth power

C. Splitting a number into 4 equal parts

C. Splitting a number into 4 equal parts

500

True or False:
“Less than” means you subtract in the order given.

False — “7 less than a number” means x - 7, not 7 - x.

500

Which of these shows saving $10/week starting at $25?

  • A. 25 - 10w

  • B. 25 + 10w

  • C. 10w - 25

  • B. 25 + 10w

500
 What is the operation in the expression 52
Multiplication / Squaring / Exponent 
500

True or false, 3x+5 represents the perimeter of a triangle with sides x, x+2, and x+3

True

500

30 +0.5x could represent 

A. 30 more than double a number

B. Half of a number more than 30

C. Half of 30 times a number

B. Half of a number more than 30