Writing Expressions

sum of a number and 5

• n - 5
• 5n
• n + 5
• n/5

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

ten less than a number k

• k - 10
• 10 + k
• 10/k
• 10 - k

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

half a number y

• 2y
• y/2
• y + 1/2
• y - 1/2

a number decreased by 39

• 39 - x
• x + 39
• x/39
• x - 39

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

ten more than twice a number

• 2 x 10 x m
• 2m + 10
• 10 + m/2
• 10m + 2

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

three times the difference of a number and 7

• 3y - 7
• 3(y - 7)
• 3(y + 7)
• 3(7 - y)

nine less than the product of a number and 4

• 9  -  4n
• 9 - (n + 4)
• 4n - 9
• 9/4n

seven more than the quotient of nine and a number

• 7  +  9/m
• 7m/9
• 7 + m/9
• (7 + m)/9

eight less than the product of a number and five

• 8 - 5e
• (8 - e)5
• 8 - 5/e
• 5e - 8

ten thousand times the sum of a number and two hundred

• 10,000u + 200
• 10,000(u + 200)
• 10,000 + 200u
• 10,000 x 200u