Writing Expressions

What is a number decreased by seventeen?

• n + 17
• n - 17
• 17 + n
• 17 - n

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

What is 5 less than the product of 6 and s?

• 6s - 5
• 5 - 6s
• 5 + 6 - s
• 6 - s -5

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

triple the sum of x and 5

• 3 + x + 5
• 3 ∙ x + 5
• 3(x + 5)
• (3x) + 5

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

a number cubed plus 8

• n ∙ 4 + 8
• n² + 8
• n³ + 8
• n + n + n + 8

Tags

CCSS.HSA.APR.C.4

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

• 2 + 8x
• 2x + 8
• 2(x+8)
• 8(2+x)

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

the difference of 3 times a number and 7

• 3 - 7n
• 3n - 7
• 3n + 7 
• 3÷7n

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

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

• 2 + 8x
• 2x + 8
• 2(x+8)
• 8(2+x)

half of a number, c

• c - 2
• ½ ÷ c
•  ½c
• c + ½

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

A coefficient is best defined as:

• The number that stands by itself
• A letter that represents a missing number
• A number being multiplied by a variable
• The number after the variable

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2B

z - 4

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

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CCSS.7.EE.A.2

CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.2