[Answered] MATH062N Week 2 Discussion: Translating Verbal Expressions

Initial Post Instructions
The language of math is used all around us, everyday. Verbal phrases can be translated into mathematical expressions. For example, you can write an expression to represent how much a realtor will earn at a 5% commission on a house that costs x dollars as .05x.

For the initial post, create a verbal phrase to describe a real-world scenario and translate it into a mathematical expression.

Solution

“Mathematical notations are a better way of representing mathematical ideas in a written form” (Jansen, 2003, pg.3). This week of the objectives of ours was to “determine the algebraic phrase to fix a problem” (Chamberlain Faculty, Lesson 2).

Because of this week’s project, we are going to find a verbal phrase to identify the era of the siblings of mine. I’ve 3 siblings. A brother is five years younger than me, one brother is six years younger than me, and a daughter who’s sixteen years younger than me. Let m = the age of mine.…………..please follow the link below to access the solution at $5