your flight departs chicago at 5 pm tomorrow you will be in london by 8 am in the morning you must...
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Translating Numerical Expressions
SituationYour friend leaves you a message about your vacation plans. They listened to your answering machine and left this message. Your friend does not speak English very well. YOUR FLIGHT DEPARTS CHICAGO AT 5 PM TOMORROW YOU WILL BE IN LONDON BY 8 AM IN THE MORNING YOU MUST CALL THE AIRLINE TO CONFIRM THIS CHANGE.
YOUR FLIGHT DEPARTS CHICAGO AT 5 PM TOMORROW YOU WILL BE IN LONDON BY 8 AM IN THE MORNING YOU MUST CALL THE AIRLINE TO CONFIRM THIS CHANGE.
1. When is the plane leaving, today or tomorrow?
2. When are you supposed to call the airline?
3. What can happen if words are translated to paper in a different way than they are intended?
Discuss the following in your groups:
True Headlines:Here are headlines that actually appeared in the paper.
Local High School Dropouts Cut in Half Lansing Residents Can Drop Off Trees Squad Helps Dog Bite Victims Two Sisters Reunite After 18 Years at Checkout Counter
Dealers Will Hear Car Talk at Noon
Pick one headline and re-write it to make it easier to understand.
Translate the expression
The product of the sum of ten and seven and the difference
of nine and three
Translate the expression…
The quotient of fifty and ten times the quantity of twelve
divided by four
Translate the expression…
The product of twenty and five multiplied by the quotient of
fifteen and three
Translate the expression…
Challenge!
The quantity of twenty-five more than three added to the difference
of twelve and three, then increased by two
The quantity of twenty-five more than three added to the difference of twelve and three, then increased by two
(3 + 25) + (12 – 3) + 2
Translate the expression…
*Challenge!
The quantity of twelve divided by three, then raised to the
third power, multiplied by the sum of two and two
The quantity of twelve divided by three, then raised to the third power, multiplied by the sum of two and two
(12 ÷ 3)3 x (2 + 2)
Translate the expression…
The difference of three raised to the fourth power and the product of twenty
and six