Divided by

÷

Quotient

÷

Separated into

÷

Times

x

Product

xTwice

xMultiplied by

x

Difference

-

Twice

Separated into

Multipliedby

Quotient

Product

Dividedby

Times

+ - Key Words x ÷

Plus

+Plus

Increased by

+More than

+Sum

+

Increasedby

Morethan

SumDifference

Minus

-

Less

-Decreased by

-Less than

-

Decreased by

Less

Lessthan

Minus

Section 3.6

Writing Two Step Equations

Does order matter with any operations?

Addition Subtraction Multiplication Division

9 less 6 and 9 less than 6

The difference of 9 and 6

Four times a number minus 8 equals 28.

Write an equation and solve.

Twice a number increased by 5 equals –25.

Write an equation and solve.

When five is added to the product of a number and 8, the result is 13.

Write an equation and solve.

Six less than three times a number is 15.

Write an equation and solve.

In a canned food drive, Sam collected 12 more cans than Louis. Together, they collected 128 cans. How many cans did Sam collect?

Tami spent $175 at the grocery store. That is $25 less than four times as much as Ted spent. How much did Ted spend?

During the summer, Kyle picked eight more tomatoes from his garden than Matt picked from his garden. Together, they picked 32 tomatoes. How many tomatoes did Kyle pick?

Homework

Practice 3.6 all