Architecture of Grace
Mathematics · The Interior · Grades 6–8

The Interior Mathematics

Activity 13 · Say It in Math. Answer it here, or print it and use a pencil — both count.

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Mathematics · Activity 13

Say It in Math

Math is a language, and these phrases are sentences waiting to be translated. One clue word names the operation. The only trap is that English sometimes says the numbers backwards.

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Show me one first

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“7 more than a number k”
The clue word: “more than” — that is adding.
Start from the number and write what happens to it.
k + 7

Now problem 1 is yours. The hint button is there the whole time, and using it is part of the lesson.

  1. 1the sum of a number n and 4 = +−×÷circle the operation first
  2. 25 less than a number n = +−×÷circle the operation first
  3. 3twice a number n = +−×÷circle the operation first
  4. 4a number n split into 3 equal parts = +−×÷circle the operation first
  5. 5the product of 6 and a number n = +−×÷circle the operation first
  6. 6a number n decreased by 8 = +−×÷circle the operation first
  7. 7the quotient of a number n and 2 = +−×÷circle the operation first
  8. 83 more than a number n is 10 = +−×÷circle the operation first
  9. 94 less than a number n is 9 = +−×÷circle the operation first
  10. 10twice a number n is 14 = +−×÷circle the operation first
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There is no right answer here. It only tells your teacher where to start next time.

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One probe row, built from what happened on this screen. Nothing is sent anywhere — copy it into the Goal Builder yourself, or print this page. Independent means walked with no hints; supported means walked after a hint. Both are real evidence and neither is a grade.

Date
—
Skill
Write expressions and equations from words
Measure
Trials (x of y)
Independent
0 of 10
Supported
0 of 10
Hints used
0
Slips
—
Confidence
—

Items 1–7 are expressions, 8–10 add “is” and become equations. Every set carries the backwards-reading traps — “less than” and “split into” — next to their reversals, because that reversal is the error this skill lives or dies on. Clue slips and writing slips are counted separately below: one is vocabulary, the other is order. Set 2 and Set 3 are the same skills with different numbers and letters.

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