Pearson Algebra 1 Common Core, 2011
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1. Variables and Expressions
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Exercise 12 Page 7

What operation does the product of represent?

15c

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We are asked to write an algebraic expression for the given verbal expression. The key phrase is the product of ... and ... This indicates that we should multiply two things. ... * ... The two terms that we are multiplying together are 15 and c. Since 15 comes first in the verbal expression, it should be on the left-hand side of the multiplication. the produ& ct of 15and c & 15 * c Also, when multiplying a number and a variable, we can omit the multiplication sign. Our final expression is then 15c. Note that this is only one of multiple ways to algebraically represent the given verbal expression.