Try to break the expression down into terms, then break those terms into factors.
Example Solution: Two more than the product of the numbers - 12 and t.
Practice makes perfect
Our approach to representing the given algebraic expression verbally will be to break it down into terms, factors, and operations.
- 12t + 2
In this expression, one term is being added to another term. Let's break it down into more digestible pieces.
Algebraic Term
Verbal Translation
- 12t ⇔ - 12 * t
the product of - 12 and t
+
sum
2
two
Now we have a sum of two terms, 2 and the product of the numbers -12 and t. When we add two terms, we can express this as more than. This gives us the following sentence.
-12t + 2 [0.8em]
Two more than the product
of the numbers - 12andt.
Please note that it is often possible to express the same algebraic operations multiple ways, so our translation is only one of multiple possible correct translations.
