1. Algebraic Expressions
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What operation does twice
represent?
Example Variable: Let j represent the number of Jacob's goals.
Example Expression: 2 * j
We are asked to define a variable and write an algebraic expression for the given sentence.
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Kumar has twice the number of goals as Jacob. |
... twice ...This indicates that we should multiply something by 2. 2 * ... The term that is being multiplied by 2 is the number of Jacob's goals. Let j represent the number of Jacob's goals. 2 * j Note that this is only one of the multiple ways to algebraically express the given verbal expression.