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Translating English To Math: SJC San Jacinto Campus
Translating English To Math: SJC San Jacinto Campus
Translating English To Math: SJC San Jacinto Campus
ENGLISH TO MATH
Equals
• Equals
• Is/Are/Was/Were
• Amounts to
= n – n – 14 (removing parentheses)
= – 14 (combining like terms)
Ex: Twice the quotient of four times a number
and eight
“a number” let n = a number
What operation(s)? Multiplication and Division
twice the quotient of 4 times a number and 8
2 4n
8
8n
(Simplifying)
8
= n (Simplifying)
Equals
• Equals
• Is/Are/Was/Were
• Amounts to
• The results is
• To obtain
s = - 1 smaller number is -1
600 - r = 3r
Solve 600 – r = 3r (add r to both sides)
600 = 4r (divide both sides by 4)
8 ft is the perimeter
of the larger square.