Problem 1) xy means "x times y". The multiplication symbol is left out because its implied. You can write x*y if you wish. Or we can say "product of two numbers" since a product in math terms is the result of multiplication. --------------------------------------------- Problem 2) x/y means "x divided by y" which is a fraction --------------------------------------------- Problem 3) Writing "x-y" is the same as saying "x minus y" --------------------------------------------- Problem 4) x+y is "x plus y", or we can say "the sum of x and y". The "sum" is "result of adding two or more values" --------------------------------------------- Problem 5) y-x is "y minus x" or we can say "x subtracted from y" --------------------------------------------- Problem 6) y division symbol x is essentially the flip of problem 2. We'd say "y divided by x" --------------------------------------------- Problem 7) x+y = 6 is "the sum of two numbers is 6". See problem 4 above. --------------------------------------------- Problem 8) xy = 6 is "the product of two numbers is 6". This is an extension of problem 1. --------------------------------------------- Problem 9) 6x = y is "six times a number equals y" when translated out --------------------------------------------- Problem 10) y = x-6 would translate to "six less than a number is y" where the "a number" portion is represented by x
