Translate Word Phrases to Math
In a previous lesson, we translated math notation for division into words. Now we’ll translate word phrases into math notation. Some of the words that indicate division are given in a table in this lesson. For instance, the word quotient tells us to divide.
Translate Word Phrases to Math Notation
In a previous lesson, we translated math notation for division into words. Now we’ll translate word phrases into math notation. Some of the words that indicate division are given in the table below.
| Operation | Word Phrase | Example | Expression |
|---|---|---|---|
| Division | divided by
|
\(12\) divided by \(4\)
|
\(12÷4\)
|
Example
Translate and simplify: the quotient of \(51\) and \(17.\)
Solution
The word quotient tells us to divide.
\(\begin{array}{cccc}& & & \text{the quotient of 51 and 17}\hfill \\ \text{Translate.}\hfill & & & 51÷17\hfill \\ \text{Divide.}\hfill & & & 3\hfill \end{array}\)
We could just as correctly have translated the quotient of \(51\) and \(17\) using the notation
\(17\overline{)51}\phantom{\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\text{or}\phantom{\rule{0.4em}{0ex}}\frac{51}{17}.\)
Extra:
Translate and simplify: the quotient of \(91\) and \(13.\)
Answer
91 ÷ 13; 7
Extra:
Translate and simplify: the quotient of \(52\) and \(13.\)
Answer
52 ÷ 13; 4
This lesson is part of:
Introducing Numbers