The following table lists the most common phrases and their translation.
|Operation |Words |Example of Phrase |Algebraic Sign |Algebraic |
| | | | |Translation |
|Addition |sum |the sum of a number and 2 | + |x + 2 |
| |plus |two plus a number | | |
| |added |two added to a number | | |
| |more than |two more than a number | | |
| |increased by |a number increased by 2 | | |
|Subtraction |difference |the difference of a number and two |- |x - 2 |
| |minus |a number minus 2 | | |
| |subtracted from |two subtracted from a number | | |
| |less than |two less than a number | | |
| |decreased by |a number decreased by two | | |
| |reduced by |a number reduced by