q2 Mod.4 Algebraic Expressions

Mathematics 5TH GRADE
Quarter 2 – Module 3:
Translating English Phrases
and Sentences to
Mathematical Phrases and
Sentences
We commonly solve mathematical
problems with given numbers by
performing various operations. This
belongs to the branch of Mathematics
that consists of the study of numbers and
their properties and the various
operations known as Arithmetic.
But what if we will go further into
. studying Math where we will generalize
facts in arithmetic? We may use various
symbols such as letters, punctuations
and operations to find relationships and
to represent unknown quantities without
fixed values. This branch of
Mathematics is known as Algebra
The knowledge of Algebra
will help us apply
mathematical concepts to
solving a wide variety of
problems in real life.
To start with this, it is important to
be equipped in translating simple
English/verbal phrases and sentences
into mathematical phrases and
sentences, and vice versa. To
interpret mathematically the situation
and thereby solve the problem will be
easy.
One of the important aspects in
solving problems in algebra is a working
knowledge of the ability to translate the
(°C)
statement in algebraic symbols. Thus,
one has to develop this ability in order to
represent word problems into
mathematical statement using algebraic
symbols.
Activity 1. Represent Me!
.
Let us check your prior knowledge on
number sense by giving the number
sentence or phrase in order to represent
the following word problems. Write your
answer on your answer sheet
1. Alfred carries a load of 12
.
kilograms. He finds it heavy, so he
removes a weight of 4 kilograms.
What is the weight of the
remaining load?
Number Sentence/Phrase:
______________________________
_______
2. Ana deposits Php 1,500.00 in her
savings account. A week after, she
decided to add her extra money
amounting to Php 800.00. How much
money did she save?
________________________________
____
3. A daily newspaper costs Php
15.00 per issue. How much will Mr.
Dela Cruz pay for a week’s supply?
___________________________
4. A mother has to divide equally the
16 oranges among her 4 children.
How many oranges can each child
have?
______________________________
.
5. Seven hens lay nine eggs.

How many eggs did they lay
altogether
__________________________
Activity 2. Classify Me!
How good is your vocabulary in

the language of algebra? Try this!
A knowledge of symbols
representing known and unknown
quantities alongside with the
symbols of operations and relations
will facilitate translation of verbal
phrases into mathematical phrases.
Verbal or English phrases refers to
mathematical statement that is
expressed in words. Once you know
what those words mean, you will be
able to write different mathematical
expressions.
Meanwhile, mathematical
phrases refer to statements
expressed in symbols such
as letters, numbers and
operations.
The symbol of
operations and relations
with their corresponding
meanings are as follows:
SYMBOL MEANING
+ Addition, plus, increased by,
added to, the sum of, more than
- Subtraction, minus, decreased
by, subtracted from, less than
x,⦁, ( ) Multiplication, times, multiplied
by, product of
/,÷ Division, divided by, ratio of,
quotient of
SYMBOL MEANING
= equals, is equal to
˂ is less than
˃ is greater than
is less than or equal to, is at most
is greater than or equal to, is at least
is not equal to
The use of the symbols of operation
together with symbols such as letters and
numbers will enable us to translate verbal
phrases into mathematical phrases. It is
important for us to be able to associate
various key words with their related
arithmetic operations. Let us study the
following examples below.
Study how the following English/verbal
phrases are translated into mathematical
phrases.
1. thrice x decreased by two

Thrice means 3 times or simply 3x. Then the
word “decreased” suggests subtraction
operation, thus we subtract 2 from 3x. Therefore, the
translated mathematical phrase is 3x – 2.
2. one-half of the sum of 5 and t
This means that 5 and t are added
first, and their sum is multiplied by .
Hence, the mathematical phrase is
(5 + t).
3. the sum of the squares of a and b
The squares of a and b are and ,
respectively. The word sum indicates
addition. Thus, the translated
mathematical phrase is + ,
4. the square of the sum of a and
b
The sum of a and b is written
as a + b. The required
mathematical phrase, which is the
square of a + b, is written as .
5 more than t t+5 5 less than t t-5
q increased q+p q decreased q-p
by p by p
11 greater n + 11 9 take away d 9-d
than n
exceeds r by r + 20 18 reduced 18 - n
20 by n
the product 8m the quotient
of 8 and m of 8 and m
10 times c 10c 10 divided by
c
twice x 2x the ratio of 7
and a
of p p p split into 4
equal parts
7 multiplied 7b x divided into
by b 10
5. a number less than 23 - x
23
6. a number greater 12 + x
than 12
7. five years ago x-5
8. ten years from x-5
now
9. seven more than 5 times a 5x + 7
number or five times a number
increased by seven
10. the product of two x(x + 1)
consecutive number
11. 10 added to twice a number 2x + 10
12. a number x-5
decreased by five
13. a number multiplied 7x
by seven
14. twice a number 2a ÷ 3 or
divided by r
15. the product of x and
the square of y
We can translate some verbal
phrases by using mathematical
symbols and some basically known
equivalent relationships like formulas.
Formulas are equations that state
relationships between two quantities.
These formulas can be translated into
verbal sentences.
Verbal sentence refers to the
mathematical expression which is
expressed in words and uses the word
equals, greater than, or less than.
Meanwhile, mathematical sentence is a
mathematical expression which is
expressed in numbers, letters and
symbols such as =, >, or <.
x – 1 can be translated to into different verbal
phrases
a.the difference of x and 1
b.1 subtracted from x
c.x less 1
d.x decreased by 1
e.x minus 1
f. 1 less than x
g.x diminished by 1
EXAMPLES
Translate each mathematical phrase into a verbal phrase
a. x + 1 1 added to of a number
b. 5x - 4 4 subtracted from the product of 5
and a number x
c. 3(x + 6) thrice the sum of number x and 6
d. - 1 1 subtracted from the square of a
number x
e. 7 + the sum of 7 and the quotient when
a number is divided by 2

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