Intro to Algebra

Write an algebraic expression for:
 35 decreased by a number

• 35+n
• 35-n
• n-35

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

Write a verbal expression for:
4q

• Four q
• Four times q
• Four plus q

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

Four times the sum of 7 and w

• 4 x w
• 4(7 + w)
• 47w

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

8 (n - 3)

• Eight minus n and three
• Eight times the difference of n and three
• The addition of n and 3

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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

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CCSS.HSA-SSE.A.1A

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

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CCSS.6.EE.B.6

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

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CCSS.6.EE.B.6

Translate:
42 less than a number x

• 42 - x
• x - 42

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

8a + 3a

• 11a
• 5a
• 11
• a

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

5a - 6b + 4a + 3b

• 9a - 3b
• a + b
• 6ab
• -b + a

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1