Writing Algebraic Expressions

Translate this phrase into an algebraic expression.

24 more than Victoria's test score.

Use d to represent Victoria's test score.

• 24d

• d - 24

• d + 24

• d/24

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

Translate this phrase into an algabraic expression.
78 less than Amari's test score
Use c to represent Amari's test score.

• c - 78
• c + 78
• c/78
• 78 - c

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

Translate this phrase into an Algebraic expression.

57 more than 3 times Ziana's score

Use the variable g to represent Ziana's score.

• 57g + 3

• 3g - 57

• 3g + 57

• 57 - 3g

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

6 fewer than twice t

• 6-2t
• 2t-6
• 2(t-6)
• t-2⋅6

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

Perry has 17 fewer baseball cards than Pete.
If b represents the number of cards Pete has, write an expression for how many baseball cards Perry has.

• b + 17
• b -17
• 17 - b
• 17 + b

Tags

CCSS.HSA-SSE.A.1A

Students brought in 300 canned goods for the food drive on Monday. On Tuesday students brought in x more than the day before. Write an expression for how many canned goods students brought on Tuesday.

• 300 + x
• 300 - x
• 300x
• x - 300

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

Mary baked some cookies on Saturday. On Sunday she baked twice as many cookies as the day before. If c represents the number of cookies she made on Saturday, write an expression for the number of cookies she made on Sunday.

• c + 2
• c - 2
• c / 2
• 2c

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

Nate has 6 fewer CDs than Emily.  If c represents the number of CDs Emily has, which expression tells how many CDs Nate has?

• 6-c
• 6+c
• c-6
• c+6

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

Identify the Coefficients
-4x + 2y + 5 + 9a

• 5, 9a
• -4, 2 , 9
• -4x, 2y, 9a

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.2B

Write a verbal expression for:
2a + 6

• 6 more than the product of 2 times a
• 6 less than the product of 2 times a
• 6 more than the quotient of 2 and a

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.A.2

CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.2