Question

How can you use numbers and symbols to represent mathematical ideas?

Answer 1

You can use these becuase it will tell the person that if its an equation or a mathematical problem or math sentence

Answer 2

Because it has to solve a word problem into expressions

Explanation:

Numbers and symbols are very useful to represent mathematical ideas because it has to solve a word problem into expressions.

To solve a word problem number and expressions are very important. Further to represent a certain problems with symbol and numbers it will become very easy and meaningful to represent certain number and symbol.

Therefore numbers and symbols give an easy and meaningful idea to represent mathematical ideas.