Algebra II : Setting Up Expressions
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Example Question #51 : Basic Single Variable Algebra
Express as a mathematical expression.
Take every word and translate it into math.
That something is 
Example Question #52 : Basic Single Variable Algebra
Express as a mathematical expression.
Take every word and translate into math.
Anytime you take a quotient of 
Let's combine to create the expression of 
Example Question #11 : Expressions
Jacob just opened a soda bottling factory. His starting costs were 
The $10,000 that Jacob invested can be considered as a negative starting value, which will be the y-intercept in the equation.
The total money Jacob makes depends on how many bottles he sells.
If each bottle earns Jacob 50 cents, then the correct equation is 
Example Question #54 : Basic Single Variable Algebra
Lisa has $6. She wants to buy some apples and bananas, but wants exactly ten fruits total. If bananas cost 50 cents each and apples cost $1 each, how many apples and bananas should she get?
Let 
We need to write two equations, one for the total cost of all the fruits, and one for the total number of fruits.
If 
For the other equation we know the price of each fruit and the total amount she wants to spend.
We have now identified the two equations. If you were to solve them, you would see that 
Example Question #55 : Basic Single Variable Algebra
Set up the following expression: Twenty less than eight times a number.
To set up the expression, evaluate part by part. Let 
Eight times a number:
Twenty less than eight times the number means that this product is subtracted twenty. The final answer must be less than eight times the unknown number by twenty.
The correct answer is:
Example Question #11 : Setting Up Expressions
Select the best choice: The square of the difference of 
Separate the statement by parts.
The difference of 
Square of a the difference of 
The correct answer is:
Example Question #62 : Basic Single Variable Algebra
Write the expression: The squared quantity of six less than three times a number squared.
Split up the sentence into parts.
A number squared:
Three times a number squared:
Six less than three times a number squared:
The squared quantity of six less than three times a number squared:
The answer is:
Example Question #63 : Basic Single Variable Algebra
Set up the expression: Seven more than the square root of a number cubed.
Break up the sentence into parts.
A number cubed:
The square root of a number cubed:
Seven more than the square root of a number cubed:
The answer is:
Example Question #11 : Expressions
Set up the expression: The square root of six times a number.
Write the expression by splitting up the statement into parts.
Six times a number:
The square root of six times a number:
The expression is:
Example Question #65 : Basic Single Variable Algebra
Set up the expression: The difference of three times a number and another number cubed.
Let 
Set up the parts.
Three times a number:
Another number cubed:
The difference of three times a number and another number cubed:
The answer is:
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