First Aid:

• Be careful on the reading, and the placement of passing, or future years.

Question 1

^{Translate the following phrases, or sentences.}

^{Jessie's age in five years, is the same age as her dad's, ten years ago.}

First Aid:

• There are often many possibilities, use variables.
• Consecutive numbers are integers that are in sequence: i.e. a difference of '1'
• The first consecutive number is your choice. 'x - 1', or even 'x - 2' is fine.

Question 2

^{Translate the following phrases, or sentences.}

^{The sum of three consecutive numbers is 48.}

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• There are usually many possibilities, use appropriate variables.
• Even numbers, or odd numbers, are integers in sequence, with a difference of two.
• The first consecutive number is your choice. 'x', 'x - 2', '2x', '2x - 2' are all fine.  Some prefer to use the '2x' format to guarantee an even number.  The 'x' value may be odd, but the number '2x' will be even.

Question 3

^{Translate the following phrases, or sentences.}

^{The sum of three consecutive even numbers is 48.}

First Aid:

• Watch that the phrase 'in eight years' is applied equally to everyone involved.
• The phrase 'in eight years' translates to '+ 8'.

Question 4

^{Translate the following phrases, or sentences.}

^{In eight years, Cayley's mom will be three times as old as Cayley will be then.}

First Aid:

• There are often many possibilities, use variables.
• The variables may not have the same values. Use different letters that represent the given info.
• If possible, avoid using the generic 'x', 'y', or 'z'

Question 5

    ^{Translate the following phrases, or sentences.}

^{At a recent Toronto Blue Jay's game, 27 000 seats were occupied.  Some were season ticket holders, some were occasional fans, and some came because of the food at the concessions.}

Translation to symbols is a critical skill.  Develop this with regular practice, as with any language.

If possible, use variables that closely match their required description.  I know 'x', 'y', and 'z' may be your personal favorites, but they are 'generic' at best.  Be descriptive.