Objective: Students will be able to translate math statements into algebraic expressions.
Background Knowledge: Students need to be familiar with variables and basic terms such as sum, product, quotient, and difference.
Materials: Copies of game pieces for each pair of students (laminated).
Directions/Activity: Students will use the basic rules for the game of memory. They will match the phrase to the correct algebraic expression.
The winner is the person with the most matches at the end of the game.
***Keep a copy of the game board for use as a key!!!

“Can You Speak Math?”
Three times a number x plus 14
The quotient of x and 2
6 less than twice the distance x x less than 20
Triple the sum of x and 14
The product of x and 2 x less than 6
The difference between x and 20
14 more than three times x
The sum of twice x and 6
20 less than the quotient of x and 2
The sum of x and 3
3 x
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14 x
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2 2 x

6 20
 x
3 ( x

14 ) 2 x 6
 x x

20
3 x

14 2 x

6 ( x

2 )

20 x
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3