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Say It In Symbols

Turn words into symbols: write “add 8 and 7, then multiply by 2” as (8 + 7) × 2, use a letter for a number you do not know, and compare without working it out.

Order of Operations & Algebra · Grades 3–5 · 8 levels · Free

8 levels

  1. Words to symbols
  2. Brackets change the answer
  3. Symbols to words
  4. A letter for the unknown
  5. Compare without working it out
  6. Two-step stories
  7. Work it out
  8. Symbols, timed

What it practises

  • Expressions From Words
  • Comparing Expressions
  • A Letter for the Unknown

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