Translate Expressions Warmup

"Subtracted from" and "less than" are terms that mean you need to "turn" or "flip"  the terms around.

• True

• False

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

Write a verbal expression for:
4q

• Four q

• Four times q

• Four plus q

The quotient of a number and 8

• 8g

• 8/g

• g+8

• g/8

The product of 7 and j..

• 7j

• j+3

• j-3

• j/3

What does "sum" mean?

• add

• subtract 

• multiply

• divide

What does "difference" mean?

• add

• subtract 

• multiply

• divide

Five times Mike's age, increased by 9

• 5(x+9)

• 9(5+x)

• 9x+5

• 5x+9

92 less than a number

• 92+n

• 92-n

• n − 92

• n+92

Erica has three less than twice as many pencils as Dale has. If Dale has d pencils, which expression shows how many pencils Erica has?

• 3 - 2d

• 2d - 3

• ½d - 3

• 3 - ½d