Translating English into Math

OPERATION	VERBAL CUES	EXAMPLES
Addition	sum, plus, and, added to, more than, increased by, combined with, and, exceeds, total, greater than	7 more than a number is 44 n + 7 = 44
Subtraction	difference between, minus, subtracted from, decreased by, diminished by, less than, reduced by	Tea costs 25 cents less than coffee. t = c - 25
Multiplication	of, product, times, multiplied by, twice, double, triple, half	One-third of a certain number is 5. (1/3)n=5
Division	quotient, divided by, per, out of, ratio of _ to _	The quotient of 7 and a number. 7/n
Equals	equals, is, was, will be, the result is, has, adds up to, costs, is the same as	The result of 9 times y is 8. 9y = 8