Writing Expressions Involving Multiplication
The phrase “4 multiplied by some number” could be written as the expression 4x, where the variable x represents the unknown number. Notice that the words “multiplied by” indicate that the operation between the number and 4 is to be multiplication.
Some other words and phrases that indicate multiplication are “times,” “twice,” and ‘of.” “Twice” is used to mean “2 times.” “Of” is used primarily with fractions and percents. One other two terms is the result of multiplying them.