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1.3 Write Expressions
Our Goal : To translate ______________________ into _____________________________.

Operation Verbal Phrase Expression

Addition The ___________ of 3 and a number n

A number x _______________ 10

Subtraction The _______________________ of 7 and a number a

12 ________________________ a number x

Multiplication 5 ______________________ a number y

The ____________________ of 2 and a number n

Division The ___________________ of a number q and 6

8 _____________________________ a number y

In which two operations does the order matter?

Example 1. Translate the word phrase into an expression. When you see “quantity”, think

a. 6 less than the quantity 8 times a number x

b. 2 times the sum of 5 and a number a

c. The difference of 17 and the cube of a number n

Example 2. Use a verbal model to write an expression.
You and three friends are collecting canned food for a food drive. You each collect the same
number of cans. Write an expression for the total number of cans collected.

Solution
Step 1 Write a verbal model. Amount of cans · Number of ______________

Step 2 Translate into an expression _______ · _______

An expression that represents the total number of cans is _____________.

A rate is a ___________________________ that compares two quantities measured in ________________________

A unit rate is when the _________________________________________ is 1.

Example 3. Three gallons of milk cost $9.15. Find the unit rate.

Solution: ___________________ = ____________________ ÷ 3

gallons gallons ÷

= _________________
Gallon

The unit rate is ____________________________________ or ________________________________.

On your own:

Translate the verbal phrase into an expression.

1. The product of 5 and the quantity 12 plus a number n.

2. The quotient of 10 and the quantity a number x minus 3.

Find the unit rate.

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