Name ____________________________ Date ________________
Fun with Numbers
You can use expressions to have fun with numbers. Here is a number
game called Ten Wins.
Follow the steps and play Ten Wins.
Steps Expression Example
a. Pick any whole number. x 1
b. Double it. 2x 2
c. Add 20. 2x + 20 22
d. Divide that number by 2. x + 10 11
e. Subtract the number you
started with. The
result is always 10. 10 10
This game is called Ten Wins because no matter what number you start
with, the result is always 10.
Write the expression for each step in the number game.
1. Steps Expression Your Number
a. Pick any whole number.
b. Add 12.
c. Double that number.
d. Subtract 8.
e. Divide by 2.
f. Subtract your original number.
The result is always _________.
2. Steps Expression Your Number
a. Pick any whole number.
b. Add 5.
c. Triple that number.
d. Subtract 6.
e. Divide by 3.
f. Subtract your original number.
g. The result is always ________.
3. On another sheet of paper, write another number game whose
result is always the same number that you started with.
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