Course 3 - Lesson Verbal and Practical Problems

Course 3 - Lesson Verbal and Practical Problems

Multiple Choice

Which of the below represents 8 less than 15?

• $8-15$

• $15-8$

Multiple Choice

Which of the below represents 11 less than x is 20?

•  $x-11=20$ 

•  $11-x=20$ 

Multiple Choice

Which represents the sum of 9x and 3?

• $9x-3$

• $9x\cdot3$

• $9x+3$

• $\frac{9x}{3}$

Multiple Choice

Which represents the difference of 9x and 3?

• $9x-3$

• $9x\cdot3$

• $9x+3$

• $\frac{9x}{3}$

Multiple Choice

Which represents the product of 5 and 7x?

•  $5+7x$ 

•  $5-7x$ 

•  $5\cdot7x$ 

•  $\frac{5}{7x}$ 

Multiple Choice

Which represents the quotient of 5 and 7x?

•  $5+7x$ 

•  $5-7x$ 

•  $5\cdot7x$ 

•  $\frac{5}{7x}$ 

Multiple Choice

Translate:

Two times the sum of a number y and five

• 2 + y + 5

• 2y + 5

• 2(y + 5)

• 2 - y + 5

Multiple Choice

Translate this phrase into an algebraic expression.
8 less than the product of 4 and a number
Use the variable m to represent the unknown number.

• 8 - 4m
• 8m - 4
• 8m + 4
• 4m - 8

Multiple Choice

15 decreased by a number b squared

• 15 + b²

• 15 - b²

• b² - 15

• 15 - b³

Multiple Choice

4 less than the sum of a number r and a number s

• 4 - r + s

• 4 - (r + s)

• (r - s) - 4

• (r + s) - 4

Multiple Choice

Which of the following expressions would need parenthesis?

• 4 times the difference of a number and 8
• 4 times a number
• Five times a number increased by 7
• 15 less than a number multiplied by 12