1. Variable Notation
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2. I will...
Translate between verbal and algebraic statements

3. Equation
A symbolic statement that two expressions or quantities are equal in value.
An equation can be True or False.
Examples:

4. Verify Equations are True
Check to see if the left and right side of the equations are equivalent.
Example:

5. Solve Equations for Missing Variables
Get the variable alone by using inverse operations.

6. Symmetric Property of Equality
If the sides of an equation are interchanged, equality is maintained.

7. Identifying Terms and Coefficients⅜
4x(x + y)

8. Key Words: verbal to symbolic
Addition sum, plus, increased, more than, added to, exceeds, longer,
heavier, older, wider, taller, gain, greater than, expands, etc.
Subtraction less than, decreased, subtracted from, the difference, diminished,
take away, reduced, minus, shrinks, younger, lower, shorter,
narrower, slower, loss, etc.
Multiplication times, multiply, of, product, multiplied, twice, double, triple, etc.
Division divide, how big is each part, how many parts can be made from,
per, half, a third, etc.
Equal Sign Totals, is, results in

9. Translating Verbal Expressions
Seven divided by a number

10. Simplify Variable Expressions
Distributive Property
Combine Like Terms