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The word is
divides the sentence into what should be on the left-hand side and what should be on the right-hand side of the equation.
7s=84
We have been given a sentence and we need to translate it into an equation.
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7 times a number s is 84 |
Every equation has an equals sign and values or expressions on either side of it. Key phrases, such as is,
is equal to,
and equals
tell us about the placement of the equals sign.
On the left-hand side we have one key word: times. This word tell us the operation that will be used in our equation.Times
indicates multiplication.
7 times a numbers
7 * s
Now we can write the equation.
7 * s = 84