Question

Translate each word phrase into a numerical expression.

(a) twenty-five decreased by twelve
(b) triple the sum of seventeen and ten
(c) fourteen less than the product of five and nine
(d) the quotient of fifty and the sum of six and four
(d) the difference between seventy-four and five-tenths and ten and threetenths separated into three equal parts

Answer 1

a- Twenty-five decreased by twelve -> 25-12
b- Triple the sum of seventeen and ten -> 3(17+10)
c- Fourteen less than the product of five and nine -> (5*9)-14
d- The quotient of fifty and the sum of six and four -> 50/(6+4)
e- tldt -> (74 5/10 - 10 3/10)/3