Write and Interpret Expressions
Grade 5 - Math - On Level
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Which expression means "multiply 12 by the sum of 8 and 8"?
- 12 x 8 + 8
- (12 x 8) + 8
- 12 x (8 + 8)
- 12 + 8 x 8
What does (12 + 3) x 6 mean?
- multiply the sum of 12 and 3 by 6
- add 12 to the product of 3 and 6
- subtract 6 from 12 and 3
- multiply 12 by 3, then add 6
Which expression should not be evaluated yet because it only represents the words?
- 12 + 2 + 6
- 12 x (2 + 6)
- (12 + 2) x 6
- 12 + (2 x 6)
Which words match 4 x (4 - 6)?
- multiply 4 and 4, then subtract nothing
- subtract 6 from the product of 4 and 4
- add 4 to the difference of 4 and 6
- multiply 4 by the difference of 4 and 6
Why are parentheses needed in 3 x (5 + 3)?
- to make multiplication disappear
- to show 5 + 3 is done as one sum
- to show a decimal place
- to convert units
Which expression means "multiply 4 by the sum of 4 and 7"?
- 4 x (4 + 7)
- (4 x 4) + 7
- 4 + 4 x 7
- 4 x 4 + 7
What does (5 + 3) x 2 mean?
- subtract 2 from 5 and 3
- add 5 to the product of 3 and 2
- multiply 5 by 3, then add 2
- multiply the sum of 5 and 3 by 2
Which expression should not be evaluated yet because it only represents the words?
- (4 + 3) x 8
- 4 + 3 + 8
- 4 + (3 x 8)
- 4 x (3 + 8)
Which words match 12 x (9 - 7)?
- multiply 12 by the difference of 9 and 7
- multiply 12 and 9, then subtract nothing
- add 12 to the difference of 9 and 7
- subtract 7 from the product of 12 and 9
Why are parentheses needed in 4 x (2 + 6)?
- to show 2 + 6 is done as one sum
- to show a decimal place
- to convert units
- to make multiplication disappear