Notes
Verbal Expressions
Addition
Sum
Plus
Total
More than
Increased by
Subtraction
Difference
Less
Less than
Fewer than
Minus
Range
Decreased by
Subtracted from
Multiplication
Times
Product
Multiplied by
Twice
“of” (used with
fractions and percents)
Division
Quotient
Divided by
Divided into
Other
Cube _____
Square _____
Square root ______
Cube root _______
*The word “quantity” means you will need parentheses!
*You will use parentheses if you see multiple operations connected with only two numbers.
*The numbers will generally stay in order, except when you see the words than or from
1) The quotient of a number and 8
2) 24 decreased by 3 times a number
3) 5 more than 6 times a number
4) 8 less than a number, divided by 3
5) 8 times the cube of a number
6) The sum of the cube root of a number and 4
7) 10 times the sum of a number and 9
8) 18 fewer than the square root of a number
9) The quotient of 8 and twice a number
10) 2 subtracted from the square of a number