Name: Bade, Saint J O.
Date: 09/15/2021
Program: Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering Score
Activity 2.1Mathematics as a Language
I. Consider the following symbols. Choose a symbol and place it on the blank so that the
following expressions or sentences will become true.
, , , , , , ! , , , , +, -, , =
1. 3 + 7 ____ ____ 7 6. ½ ____ _____ Z
2. 0 ___ ___ Z 7. {1,2,4,7} ____ ____ {3,4,5} = {4}
3. {1,5} ____ _____{1,2,3,4,5} 8. 24 __ ___ 2 ___ + ___ 3 = 15
4. _ __ xi = x1 + x2 + x3+… 9.(5 ___ + ___ 4) ___ ___ 3 = 3
5. 4_ ! __ = 4(3)(2)(1) = 24 10. 3 (4 – 2) ___ ___ 3(4)
II. Label each of the following as an expression or a sentence. If it is a sentence, identify if it is
true, false or not known.
1. 3x + 2 ________________________ expression _____________________________
2. 4x + 1 5 __________________________sentence - not known _________________
3. 4 + 1 - (5 + 10) + 23 = -2 _____________ sentence - true _____________________________
4. 18 3 x 2 + 1 = 4 _________________ sentence - false ____________________________
5. x + 3 10 _______________________ expression ______________________________
III. Let n represent the number and translate each phrase or sentence into mathematical symbols.
1. Four more than a number. _______________________n + 4____________________________
2. Four times a number ____________________________4n_________________________
3. Four less than a number ___________________________n - 4_______________________
4. A number decreased by four ______________________n - 4____________________________
5. The product of four and a number___________________4n_____________________________
6. Six more than five times a number______________5n + 6_____________________________
7. Nine less than twice a number____________________2n - 9 ____________________________
8. A number divided by 7 ___________________________n 7__________________________
9. The product of a number and seven more than the number _____n (n + 7)______________
10. Eight less than twice a number is fourteen. __________2n – 8 = 14_____________________