Translation of Word To Verbal Phrases

REVIEW: What unit is most appropriate to
use in measuring the following?

1. a baby’s body temperature
2. room width
3. Yuri’s weight
4. distance from Manila to Laoag
5. mass of an ant
6. shampoo in a sachet
7. thickness of the book
REVIEW: Convert the following the
indicated measure.
1. 24 kg to g
2. 24 500 mL to L
3. 120 in to ft
4. 4 hm to cm
5. 7 gal to pint
6. 839 mm to dm
7. 65.7 dkg to dg
REVIEW: Which is the most realistic
measure for each item?
1. A crocodile can weight about 500 ______.
(mg, g, kg)
2. The distance between Lucban and Lucena is approximately
(26 cm, 26 m, 26 km)
3. Mass of a tablet of medicine
(5 mg, 5 dg, 5 g)
4. The volume of a car gas tank is
(48 cL, 48 L, 48 kL)
WORD PHRASES AND MATHEMATICAL PHRASES
What other dialect or language do you know?
Can you translate the following in the dialect

or language that you have mentioned?
Thank you Good day I love you
Word Phrases and Mathematical Phrases
In the language of math involving operations, we

do translations for the following terms:
increased by twice
decrease by tripled
the difference of halved
more than a number and many more
• Dennis helps his mother sell corncobs every day.
Each corncob cost P18.00. Their income depends on
the number of corncobs sold each day. The number of
corncobs sold varies each day but the price of each
corncob is the same. The expression 18, or “18 times
” where is the number of corncobs sold represents
the sale for each day.
In Algebra, is called a variable and 18 is an algebraic

expression.
Variable
 is a symbol or a letter used to represent a number or
quantity
 letters are used to represent variables
Constant
 is any symbol representing one fixed value
Algebraic Expression
 is a mathematical phrase that consists of variables,
numbers, and operations
Identify the constants, variables, and operations
involved in the following algebraic expressions.
𝑎 +3
5x - 1 4r

𝑏
Constants:
Variables:
Operations:
Decide whether each quantity is a constant
or variable.
a. the electric bill each month

b. the number of days in a week
c. the number of hours of daylight in a day
d. number of sides in a pentagon
e. the length of time that a volleyball game is
played
In translating verbal phrases into algebraic expressions, it is important
to know the words that are used to indicate mathematical operations.
Some of these words are shown in the chart that follows.
Addition (+) Subtraction (-) Multiplication(x) Division ()
 plus  minus  times  divided by
 more than  less than  multiplied by  the ratio of
 increased by  decreased by  the product of  the quotient of
 the sum of  take away
 the total of  the difference of
 added to  subtracted from
Algebraic Expression Addition Phrase

plus 2
2 added to a number
2 more than a number
a number increased by 2
the total of a number and 2
the sum of a number and 2
Algebraic Expression Subtraction Phrase

minus 5
5 less than a number
a number decreased by 5
take away 5 from a number
5 subtracted from a number
the difference of a number
and 5
Algebraic Expression Multiplication Phrase

twelve times
12 multiplied by a number
the product of 12 and a
number
Algebraic Expression Division Phrase

divided by 4
the ratio of a number and 4
the quotient of a number and
4
Translate the verbal phrases into algebraic
expressions
•a.
the sum of and a.

b. 6

b.

c. t

c.

d. the difference of and

d.

e. the quotient of a number and15

e.

expressions
a. The difference of twice a number and 3

expressions
b. Twice a number added to 23

expressions
c. The sum of three consecutive odd integers

expressions
d. 6 less than 8 times a number

expressions
e. the reciprocal of a number decreased by 7

expressions
•f. the sum of and divided by

Translate the given expression into verbal
phrases
•a.

phrases
•b.

phrases
•c.

phrases
•d.

phrases
•e.

EVALUATION OF ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS
To evaluate an algebraic

expression means to replace a
variable by a particular value and
to simplify the expression.
• Weekly Wages
A cashier is paid Php500 each day for an 8-hr shift. Each extra hour
is paid Php70. To compute the cashier’s salary for the week, the
manager uses the expression
where = the number of days worked in a week

and = the number of extra hours.
Compute how much each of these cashiers will receive for a week.
A. MAWI: 5 days, 10 extra hours
B. KATYA: 6 days, 6 extra hours
• Weekly Wages
A cashier is paid Php500 each day for an 8-hr
shift. Each extra hour is paid Php70. To compute
the cashier’s salary for the week, the manager
uses the expression
where = the number of days worked in a week

and = the number of extra hours.
Compute how much each of these cashiers will
receive for a week.
A. MAWI: 5 days, 10 extra hours
B. B. KATYA: 6 days, 6 extra hours
a.
• Evaluate 5if .
b. Find the value of if .

c.
• If what is ?
d.
• Evaluate for
e.
• Evaluate for
f.
• Evaluate for
•g. The formula for the area (A) of a rectangle is , is the

length and is the width. What is the area of a
rectangle whose length is 23 cm and the width is 12 cm?
ASSIGNMENT:
A.
• Translate these verbal phrases into algebraic
expressions.
1. Ten increased by thrice a number
2. Eighteen less than 6 times a number
3. The difference of the reciprocal of a number and 8
4. The quotient of 9 less than a number and 12
5. The product of the sum and the difference of and
ASSIGNMENT:
B.
• Write each algebraic expression into verbal
phrases.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
ASSIGNMENT:
C. Do Warm-Up Practice A and B page 159 and

Power Plus C page 160

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REVIEW: What unit is most appropriate to

use in measuring the following?

What other dialect or language do you know?

Can you translate the following in the dialect

In the language of math involving operations, we

a. the electric bill each month

Algebraic Expression Addition Phrase

Algebraic Expression Subtraction Phrase

Algebraic Expression Multiplication Phrase

Algebraic Expression Division Phrase

d. the difference of and

e. the quotient of a number and15

a. The difference of twice a number and 3

b. Twice a number added to 23

c. The sum of three consecutive odd integers

d. 6 less than 8 times a number

e. the reciprocal of a number decreased by 7

•f. the sum of and divided by

To evaluate an algebraic

where = the number of days worked in a week

where = the number of days worked in a week

b. Find the value of if .

•g. The formula for the area (A) of a rectangle is , is the

C. Do Warm-Up Practice A and B page 159 and

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