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TRANSLATING SIMPLE MATHEMATICAL PHRASES
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EXAMPLES:
Translate each of the following phrases into a mathematical expression.
The sum of a number and 3: x + 3
The product of a number and 3: 3x
The sum of two numbers: x + y
Three times the sum of two numbers: 3(x + y)
Three times a number: 3x
Three less than a number: x - 3
A number, less 3: x - 3
Three more than a number: x + 3
A number, plus 3: x + 3
The square of a number: x2
The square of three times a number: (3x)2
Three times the square of a number: 3x2
One-third of a number: x/3
One less than 3 times a number: 3x - 1
Two more than 5 times a number: 2 + 5x
The square of the sum of two numbers: (x + y)2
The sum of the squares of two numbers: x2 + y2
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