<h2>Translate Word Phrases to Math Notation</h2>
<p>Earlier in this tutorial, we translated math notation into words. Now we’ll reverse the process. We’ll translate word phrases into math notation. Some of the word phrases that indicate addition are listed in the table below:</p>
<table summary="This is a table with two rows and four columns. The top row is a header row. The column names from left to right are operation, words, example, and expression. In the row beneath, the content reads from left to right under each column, addition as the operation, “plus sum increased by more than total of added to” under “words”, 1 plus 2, the sum of 3 and 4, 5 increased by 6, 8 more than 7, the total of 9 and five, and 6 added to 4 under “example”, and 1 plus 2, 3 plus 4, 5 plus 6, 7 plus 8, 9 plus 5, and 4 plus 6 under “expression.”">
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<th>Operation</th>
<th>Words</th>
<th>Example</th>
<th>Expression</th>
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<td data-valign="top">Addition</td>
<td data-valign="top">plus

<div> </div>

sum

<div> </div>

increased by

<div> </div>

more than

<div> </div>

total of

<div> </div>

added to</td>
<td data-valign="top">\(1\) plus \(2\)<br/>
<div> </div>

the sum of \(3\) and \(4\)

<div> </div>

\(5\) increased by \(6\)<br/>
<div> </div>

\(8\) more than \(7\)<br/>
<div> </div>

the total of \(9\) and \(5\)

<div> </div>

\(6\) added to \(4\)</td>
<td data-valign="top">\(1 + 2\)

<div> </div>

\(3 + 4\)<br/>
<div> </div>

\(5 + 6\)<br/>
<div> </div>

\(7 + 8\)<br/>
<div> </div>

\(9 + 5\)<br/>
<div> </div>

\(4 + 6\)</td>
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<h3>Example</h3>
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<p>Translate and simplify: the sum of \(19\) and \(23.\)</p>
<h4>Solution</h4>
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<p>The word <em>sum</em> tells us to add. The words <em>of</em> \(19\) <em>and</em> \(23\) tell us the addends.</p>
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<td>The sum of \(19\) and \(23\)</td>
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<td>Translate.</td>
<td>\(19 + 23\)</td>
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<td>Add.</td>
<td>\(42\)</td>
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<td> </td>
<td>The sum of \(19\) and \(23\) is \(42.\)</td>
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<h3>Example</h3>
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<p>Translate and simplify: \(28\) increased by \(31.\)</p>
<h4>Solution</h4>
<p>The words <em data-effect="italics">increased by</em> tell us to add. The numbers given are the addends.</p>
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<td> </td>
<td>\(28\) increased by \(31.\)</td>
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<td>Translate.</td>
<td>\(28 + 31\)</td>
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<td>Add.</td>
<td>\(59\)</td>
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<td> </td>
<td>So \(28\) increased by \(31\) is \(59.\)</td>
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