Algebra 1 : How to write expressions and equations
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Example Question #1041 : Linear Equations
Write the expression: Sixteen less than a number squared.
Separate the sentence into parts.
A number squared:
Sixteen less than a number squared:
Note that the number 16 is subtract from 
The answer is:
Example Question #1042 : Linear Equations
Write as a variable expression:
Nine multiplied by the sum of a number and two thirds.
"The sum of a number and two thirds" is the result of adding 
Nine multiplied by this, remembering to use parentheses to override the precedence of multiplication, is:
Example Question #1043 : Linear Equations
Write as a variable expression:
Twenty added to the product of seven tenths and a number
"The product of seven tenths and a number" is the result of multiplying 
"Twenty added to" this is
Example Question #131 : How To Write Expressions And Equations
Which of the following English-language expressions can be rewritten as the algebraic expression 
Two thirds subtracted from the product of a number and seven
Two thirds multiplied by the difference of seven and a number
The product of a number and seven, subtracted from two thirds
Two thirds multiplied by the difference of a number and seven
None of the other responses is correct
Two thirds multiplied by the difference of a number and seven
"Two thirds multiplied by the difference of a number and seven"
Example Question #1051 : Linear Equations
"If seven is multiplied by the sum of an unknown number and twelve, the result is four times that unknown number."
Rewrite the above statement as a variable equation.
If we call this unknown number 
"seven...multiplied by the sum of an unknown number and twelve" is seven multiplied by 
The result is four times that unknown number, which is
Putting it together, the equation is
Example Question #1051 : Linear Equations
Write the expression: One more than the quantity of twice a number squared.
Split the sentence into parts. Let a variable be the number.
Twice a number:
The quantity of twice a number squared:
One more than the quantity of twice a number squared:
The answer is:
Example Question #1053 : Linear Equations
Write the expression: Four less than half a number.
Separate the sentence into parts. Use a variable to denote the number.
Half a number:
Four less than half a number:
The answer is:
Example Question #131 : How To Write Expressions And Equations
Write the following equation: Five more than twice a number is nine.
Separate the sentence into parts.
Twice a number:
Five more than twice a number:
Is nine:
Combine the parts.
The answer is:
Example Question #132 : How To Write Expressions And Equations
Write the expression: Six more than the cube root of twice a number.
Seperate the sentence into parts.
Twice a number:
The cube root of twice a number:
Six more than the cube root of twice a number:
The answer is:
Example Question #1051 : Algebra 1
"If the product of one-tenths and a number is subtracted from six, the result is seven more than that number."
Rewrite the above statement as a variable equation.
If we call this unknown number 
"The product of one-tenths and a number...subtracted from six" is 
This result is equal to seven more than that number, which is 
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