Writing Expressions with Variables
Grade 4•45 minutes•5.PFA.2 The student will investigate and use variables in contextual problems.
Learning Objective
I can use a letter to stand for a number and write an expression for word problems like "3 more than a number."
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 7 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. What operation does the word "quotient" usually represent in math?
2. Write an algebraic expression for "a number p decreased by 15."
3. Write an algebraic expression for "11 multiplied by a number z." Use a method of showing multiplication other than the "x" symbol.
...and 4 more questions
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