The phrase is the same as divides the sentence into what should be on the left-hand side and what should be on the right-hand side of the equation.
3a+4=5a
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Every equation has an equalsign and values or expressions on either side of it. Key phrases such as is,isequalto, and equals tell us about the placement of the equal sign.
Thesumofthreetimesaandfour=fivetimesa
On the left-hand side, we have two keywords: sum and times. These words tell us the operations that will be used in our equation. Sum indicates addition, while times indicates multiplication.
Thesumofthreetimesaandfour3a+4
On the right-hand side, the keyword is times. Once again, it tells us to multiply.
fivetimesa5a
Putting these sides together, we have a complete equation.
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