Can You Write in Math Language?: From Words Into Numerical Expressions

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FROM WORDS INTO NUMERICAL EXPRESSIONS (ADDITION)

CAN YOU WRITE IN MATH LANGUAGE?


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Seven

Number seven

Number 7

5 7 7 6 7 7 1 + -  ÷

Plus

Plus three

Five plus

Five plus three

5 4 7 6 4 3 2 + + + +

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Increased

Increased by 6

3 increased

3 increased by 6

5 1 3 6 4 1 2 + : + +

Added

Added to 1

2 added

2 added to 4

5 1 4 6 4 1 2 +  + +

more

more than 1

7 more

7 more than 1

2 1 7 6 4 7 2 + : + +
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FROM WORDS INTO NUMERICAL EXPRESSIONS - SUMMARY

Translating numbers and addition words into MATH LANGUAGE.

numbers numbers
7 7 seven 7
number 7 7 number seven 7

plus increased by
plus + increased +
4 increased 4+
4 plus 4+
increased by 3
plus 3 +3 +3
4 plus 3 4+3 4 increased by 3 4 + 3

added to more than


added + more +
more than 4 4+
added to 4 4+
3 added +3 3 more +3
3 added to 4 4+3 3 more than 4 4+3

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FROM WORDS INTO NUMERICAL EXPRESSIONS - EXERCISES
Exercise 1. Is a numerical expression? Choose “Yes” or “No”. If not why?

YES YES
4 plus 6 3 more than 6 NO
NO

YES YES
more than
NO
2 increased by
NO

YES YES
increased by 4 NO
added to 5 NO

YES YES
4 added to 5 NO
plus 3 NO

YES YES
3 more than
NO
4 added to
NO

YES YES
added to
NO
1 increased by 4 NO

YES YES
plus
NO
more than 6 NO

YES YES
Increased by
NO
3 plus
NO

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Exercise 2. Translate words into math language.

plus _____ 2 plus ____ plus 2 _____

increased _____ 2 increased _____ increased by 2 _____

added _____ added to 2 _____ 2 added _____

more _____ more than 2 _____ 2 more _____

Exercise 3. Fill in by any number to complete the numerical expression.

plus 5 5 plus

increased by 6 2 increased by

4 added to added to 7

2 more than more than 5


Exercise 4. Fill in by exact word operation to complete the numerical expression.

2 5 2 5

1 8 3 4

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Exercise 5. Translate word phrases into numerical expressions.

6 plus
3 2 increased by 7
MATH LANGUAGE MATH LANGUAGE

6 + 3

2 added to 5 4 more than 1


MATH LANGUAGE MATH LANGUAGE

9 added to 1 3 increased by 2
MATH LANGUAGE MATH LANGUAGE

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Exercise 6. Match the word phrases with the numerical expressions. (Level 1)
3 5
plus
4 increased by

Example
3 plus 6 
MATH LANGUAGE
 6MATH
+ 3LANGUAGE

6 plus 3  3+6

4 increased by 5  4+5

4 5 increased by 4 2
added to 6 more than
5+4 1
MATH LANGUAGE MATH LANGUAGE

2 added to 3  2+3

3 added to 2  3+2

7 more than 2  2+7

2 more than 7  7+2

Exercise 7. Match the word phrases with the numerical expressions. (Level 2)

Example
5 plus 1  5+1

1 plus 5  1+5

5 increased by 1  1+5

1 increased by 5  5+1

4 added to 6  6+4

6 added to 4  4+6

3 more than 2  2+3

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2 more than 3  3+2

Exercise 8. Match the word phrases with the numerical expressions. (Level 1)

3 more than 6  2+5

5 plus 2  3+4

4 added to 9  6+3

7 plus 3  3+2

2 added to 3  9+4

3 increased by 4  1+8

5 more than 2  5+2

1 increased by 8  7+3

6 added to 3  3+6

Exercise 9. Match the word phrases with the numerical expressions. (Level 2)

4 plus 3  7+2

3 added to 7  5+3

7 plus 2 3+4

3 more than 6  1+5

3 increased by 5  7+3

5 added to 3  3+5

3 increased by 4  4+3

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5 more than 1  6+3

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Exercise 10. Translate word phrases into numerical expressions. (Level 1)

6 more than 3 6 plus 4

3 plus 4 5 added to 3

4 added to 3 3 increased by 3

2 increased by 6 5 more than 2

3 more than 4 1 plus 2

5 plus 4 3 added to 7

2 added to 6 5 increased by 3

2 increased by 4 8 more than 1

4 plus 5 3 added to 8

3 increased by 6 1 more than 9

Exercise 11. Translate word phrases into numerical expressions. (Level 2)

2 plus 4 4 increased by 3

2 increased by 7 3 added to 3

4 more than 1 8 plus 1

3 added to 6 5 more than 4

5 plus 5 6 increased by 3

7 increased by 2 2 added to 8

0 more than 5 3 plus 3

1 plus 9 4 increased by 6

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Exercise 12. Translate numerical expressions into word phrases.

Example
6 + 3 2 + 4
6 plus 3

6 increased by 3

3 added to 6

3 more than 6

1 + 7 5 + 3

4 + 4 3 + 5

8 + 1 2 + 6

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Exercise 13. Can you write word phrases?

Example

five plus eight

NUMERICAL EXPRESSION NUMERICAL EXPRESSION


5 + 8

NUMERICAL EXPRESSION NUMERICAL EXPRESSION

NUMERICAL EXPRESSION NUMERICAL EXPRESSION

NUMERICAL EXPRESSION NUMERICAL EXPRESSION

NUMERICAL EXPRESSION NUMERICAL EXPRESSION

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Exercise 14. Make your word phrases. Translate them into numerical expressions.

plus added to
7 5 4 8 6 4 3 2 increased by more than

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A number sentence is a statement of equality between two numerical expressions.

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