Translating Algebraic Expressions

4 less than 5 

• 4 - 5
• 5 - 4
• 4p - 5
• 5 - 4p 

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The sum of 6 and x

• x + 6
• 6/x
• x + 4
• 6x

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Product of 4 and p 

• 4/p 
• 4 X P 
• 12/4p 
• 12/4x

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What is the quotient of y and 5?

• y - 5
• y + 5
• y X 5
• y/5

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Write the phrase as an expression.
twice a number x plus 8

• 2 + 8x
• 2x + 8

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Write the phrase as an expression.
12 fewer than 22

• 22/12
• 12 - 22
• 22 - 12

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six times the number of girls
Let g = number of girls

• 6 + g
• 6g
• g - 6

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Which expression means:
15 miles less than Debbie

• d + 15
• d - 15
• 15 - d
• 15 + d

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Which expression means
one half the number of quarters Diane has

• 2d
• d-2
• 2/d
• d/2

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z - 4

• 4 inches ahead
• 4 less than z
• 4 times as many
• one-fourth the size

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