MATHEMATICS 7

Name: ___________________________________________________ Grade & Section: ____________

Learning Competency: Translates verbal phrases to mathematical phrases and verbal
sentences to mathematical sentences, and vice versa. (M7 AL-llc-1)

Background Information for Learners

In translating verbal phrase into mathematical phrase and verbal sentence into
mathematical sentence you need to consider the translation of four basic operation such as
addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. In performing this skill, you need to be
careful because it is misleading.
Consider the following translations of verbal phrases to mathematical phrases and verbal
sentences to mathematical sentences.
Verbal Phrase Mathematical Phrase
The sum of a number and ten x+10
The product of seven and a number 7x
Six subtracted from a number x-6
Nine times a number increased by five 9x+5
The quotient of ten and a number 10/x

Verbal Sentence Mathematical Sentence

The sum of twice a number and three equals 2x +3 =10
10.
Five times a number decreased by six is 5x-6 =7
seven.
Three times a number is equal to twelve. 3x = 12
Ten less than a number is 20. x-10 =20
The sum of a number and six is 10. x+6 = 10

Activity 1: MATCH ME!

Direction: Translate the mathematical operations into its corresponding word. Choose your answer on the
box below and write it on the appropriate shapes that will match to the operation.

Addition

Subtraction

Multiplication

Division
 Increased by decreased sum reduced by
Product shared split between less than
Quotient more than multiply times

Activity 2: A NEW NORMAL!

Direction: To answer this, translate each verbal phrase to mathematical phrase. Match your
answer from the choices on the right and write the corresponding letter on the left before the
number. Then decode the message below.
Verbal Phrase Mathematical Phrase
____1. The sum of a number and five R 7x+6
____2. A certain number decreased by four N 3x +8
____3. Five subtracted from a number O 10 +X
____4. The product of six and a number P x + 25
____5. The difference of a number and nine E x-9
____6. Eight more than the product of three and nine K x-5
____7. A number x added to 10 M 2x-9
____8. Twenty-five more than a number F 2x+6
____9. Two times a number decreased by nine G 2 (a+b)
____10. Six more than twice a number A x-4
____11. Two times the sum of a and b B x+5
____12. Subtract six from seven times a number H 4x-3
____13. Seven times a number increased by six D 7x-6
____14. Three less than the product of four and a number L 6x
4
____15. The quotient of four and a number I
x
Q 3x+2
y
C
8

What’s the message?

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
1 4 5 6 12 5 12 4 5 2 13 6 15 6 11

Prepared by:
Farrah Jane J. Poriol
Teacher