Worksheet 1 - Number Stories and Algebra

Find out what happens to the given numbers in the following stories:

1.
3 ×2 +1 ?

2. (a)
2 +4 ÷3 ?

(b)
5 +4 ÷3 ?

3. (a)
5 −2 ×5 ?

(b)
6 −2 ×5 ?

4. (a)
4 ÷2 −1 ?

(b)
10 ÷2 −1 ?

5.
4 ×3 −2 ÷5 ?

6.
2 +5 ×2 −3 ?

Here are some more difficult questions involving squares and square roots.

7.
2 sq +1 ×3 ?

8.
√
4 ÷2 +7 ?
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9.
√
5 ×3 +1 ÷2 ?

10.
1 ×6 −2 sq +3 ?

11. For each of the box stories in the 10 questions above, write an algebra story to the
right of the box story, using the unambiguous labeling system.

12. Rewrite the following algebra stories as box stories.

(a) 3n − 5

n
(b) +4
3

(c) 2(n + 3)

(d) 4(2n − 1)

n+2
(e) −1
3

n
(f) 3( + 1)
2

n2 + 1
(g)
5

√
(h) 2n − 1

(i) 2(n2 + 1) + 1