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MODULE 2

Activity No. 2.1

Directions: Identify the similarities and differences of the English and Mathematical
Language using the Venn Diagram below. You may also base your answer on your
perceptions.

 Commonly used  both are a type of  deals with the logic

language by many language of form, quantity, and
countries in the  both are express in a disposition.
world. complete thought  used by
 A subject which  both use expressions mathematicians to
teaches writing, and sentences but in communicate
literature and different manner mathematical ideas
English language  both helps in among themselves
 Used to name communicating  delivers in very precise
things we want to manner
talk about (a person,
place and things)
 Activity No. 2.2

Directions: Classify each entry as English Noun (EN), English Sentence (ES),
Mathematical Expression (ME) or Mathematical Sentence (MS).

1. 1+3=4 MS

2. x=1 MS

3. apple EN

4. t+4=4+t MS

5. The dog is black. ES

6. 5²=25 MS

7. 2x+y=35 MS

8. 4x ME

9. 8x>80 ME

10. This sentence is false ES

11. 5-3 ME

Activity 2.3
Directions: Translate the following English phrases/sentences into a mathematical
phrases/sentences.
1. x decreased by 2 x-2
2. half of x 1/x
3. twelve multiplied by 12x
4. Seven is the sum of three and four 3+4=7
5. A number diminished by 4 is 8 x-4=8
6. 100 is thrice a number 100=3x
 7. 16 is the product of squares of a number x²=16
8. Fifty less than three times a number is eight 50<3x=8
9. The product of eight and a number, increased by twelve is thirty-eight 8x+12=38
10. The difference between thrice a number and two is forty 3x-2=40
11. The product of two consecutive number is 18 x(x+1)=8

Activity No. 2.4

Directions: Translate each mathematical sentence/expression into English

sentences/phrases.

1. 15a a number multiplied by fifteen

2. 8+b a number more than 8
3. 20/y twenty divided by a number
4. x>70 a number greater than seventy
5. 21-a>10 21 diminished by a number greater than 10
6. 3a three multiplied by a number
7. 3x+2=32 three multiplied by a number more than a two is thirty-five
8. a=25 a number is the same as twenty-five
9. √ x = 4 square root of a number is four
10. 4x² four multiplied by a square of a number