Math Terms
What does the following mean:
sum, plus, increase
What is add?
The product of a number and 5
What is 5x?
The sum of the quotient of a number and 2, and 4
The difference of a number and 8 is 11
What is x-8=11; x=19
2 times the difference of a number and 3 is 4.
What is 2(x-3)=4; x=5
What does the following mean:
difference, minus, decrease
What is subtract?
3 less than a number
What is x-3?
The difference of the product of 5 and a number and 3.
When Sean stands on a box, he is 10 feet tall. If the box is 4 feet tall, write and solve an subtraction equation to find Sean's height.
What is 10-x=4 and x=6 feet?
The sum of three consecutive numbers is 63. What is the smallest of the three numbers?
What is x+x+1+x+2=63; x=20
What does the following mean:
product, times, per
Sam collected an unknown number of dollars for the children's fund. Dom collected $57 more than Sam. Write an algebraic expression to represent the money Dom collected.
What is x+7?
Terri bought 2 bottles of nail polish. Each one cost the same amount. She also bought a magazine that cost $5. Write an expression to represent the total amount she spent.
What is 2x+5?
Zack and Pat together have $756. If Zack has $489, how much does Pat have? Write an solve an addition equation to find how much money belongs to Pat.
What is 489+p=756; p=$267
The sum of three consecutive odd numbers is 36. What is the smallest of the three numbers?
What is x+x+2+x+4=36; x=10
What does the following mean:
quotient, split, separate
What is divide?
While installing water pipes, Marco had an unknown length of piping. If he cut the piping into 5 pieces, write an algebraic expression that can be used to determine the length of each pipe.
What is p/5?
Miya is 8 years younger than twice her sister Annette's age. Write an algebraic expression that describes Miya's age.
What is 2x-8?
A jewelry store is selling a set of 4 pairs of gemstone earrings for $56, including tax. Nora and three of her friends bought the set so each could have one pair of earrings. Write and solve a multiplication equation to find how much each person should pay.
What is 4x=56; x=$14
What does the following mean:
same, is/are, altogether
What is equal?
Louis earns an unknown dollar amount of each hour he tutors. If he tutors 3 hours, write an algebraic expression that can be used to determine how much money he makes.
What is 3d?
A rock climber is at an altitude of x feet before she climbs another 80 feet and then descends 110 feet. Write an expression for her new altitude.
What is (x+80)-110?
Kerry and Tya are sharing a pack of stickers. Each girl gets 11 stickers. Write an solve a division equation to find how many total stickers there are.
What is x/11=2; x=22 stickers