How Do You Write Mathematical Expressions from Word Problems?

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Uploaded by on Nov 1, 2009

There are so many words that you come across when you're working on algebra problems, and these words are really code for very specific mathematical symbols. If you've ever wondered what this secret code is, check out this tutorial, and you'll see exactly how to translate word problems into algebraic expressions!

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  • How do you simplify and factor polynomials?

  • @Amani13164545 Good question:) We've got some nice videos about that on our main site, (search virtualnerd in google and you'll find us), where you'll be able to search for videos about that. If you need more help finding it on our site just let us know. We'll be happy to point you in the right direction.

  • Great question!

    We'll give you a hint to get you started, and if you need more help just let us know. Let's just focus on the part that says "twice a number". How do you translate that?

    Turns out that "a number" just stands for a variable. So you can use a variable like 'x' to stand for "a number". Then "three times a number" would be translated as 3*x. Now "twice" means "two times". So can you translate "two times a number? Give it a try and let us know if that helps you with your problem:)

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  • @1eighteen I think you're right ♥♥

  • @NIKE8218 I believe that would be 106 - 2n.

  • Do you know how to translate twice a number subtracted from 106?

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