Identify the operations in forming the following expressions and tell how the expressions have been formed:
Identify the operations (addition, subtraction, division, multiplication) in forming the following expressions and tell how the expressions have been formed:
(a) z + 1, z - 1, y + 17, y -17
(b) 17 y ,y/17, 5z
(c) 2 y + 17, 2 y -17
(d) 7 m , - 7 m + 3, - 7 m - 3
1 Answers
(a) z + 1 --> Addition z - 1 --> Subtraction
y + 17 --> Addition y - 17 --> Subtraction
(b) 17 y --> Multiplication y/17--> Division
5z --> Multiplication
(c) 2 y + 17 --> Multiplication and Addition
2 y - 17 -->Multiplication and Subtraction
(d) 7m ---> Multiplication
-7 m + 3 --> Multiplication and Addition
-7 m - 3 --> Multiplication and Subtraction