Quiz about #2 -9th grade Translating algebraic expressions & equations

Question 1

What does "product" mean?

Accepted Answer

Multiply

Answer

Divide

Answer

Add

Answer

Subract

Question 2

What is the difference between an expression and equation?

Accepted Answer

Expressions do not have an equal sign and equations do have an equal sign

Answer

Expressions have an equal sign and equations do not have an equal sign

Answer

There is not a difference

Answer

Expressions do not have variables and equations have variables

Question 3

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.

Accepted Answer

4m - 8

Answer

8 - 4m

Answer

8m - 4

Answer

8m + 4

Question 4

Write an algebraic expression for:
three times a number plus 16

Accepted Answer

3n+16

Answer

3(16)+n

Answer

16n+3

Question 5

Translate the sentence into an equation.
Seven subtracted from n is 18

Accepted Answer

n - 7 = 18

Answer

n + 7 = 18

Answer

7 - n = 18

Answer

n + 7 = 18n

Question 6

How would you translate
x - 5 = 12 into words?

Accepted Answer

Five less than x is 12.

Answer

x - 5 = 12

Answer

The product of x and 5 is twelve

Answer

x less than 5 is 12

Question 7

Translate: two times the sum of a number and five

Accepted Answer

2(y + 5)

Answer

2 + y + 5

Answer

2y + 5

Answer

2 - y + 5

Question 8

m plus the product of 6 and n

Accepted Answer

m + 6n

Answer

m - 6 + n

Answer

6m + n

Answer

m + 6 + n

Question 9

4 less than x

Accepted Answer

x - 4

Answer

4 - x

Answer

4x

Answer

-4x

Question 10

Translate: Six fewer than twice a number is four.

Accepted Answer

2x - 6 = 4

Answer

6 - 2x = 4

Answer

x² - 6 = 4

Answer

6 - x² = 4

Question 11

w increased by 5

Accepted Answer

w + 5

Answer

w - 5

Answer

5w

Answer

w / 5

Question 12

m plus the product of 6 and n

Accepted Answer

m + 6n

Answer

m - 6 + n

Answer

6m + n

Answer

m + 6 + n

Question 13

5 less than the product of 7 and s

Accepted Answer

7s - 5

Answer

5 - 7 + s

Answer

7(s - 5)

Answer

5 - 7s

Question 14

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.

Accepted Answer

4m - 8

Answer

8 - 4m

Answer

8m - 4

Answer

8m + 4

Question 15

the sum of fifty-two and a number

Accepted Answer

52 + n

Answer

n-52

Answer

52/n

Answer

52n

Question 16

Two more than 4 times a number is -18.

Accepted Answer

4x + 2 = -18

Answer

2x + 4 = -18

Answer

18 = 4x +2

Question 17

"Combined" represents what operation?

Accepted Answer

Addition

Answer

Subtraction

Answer

Multiplication

Answer

Division

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 19

the quotient of 4 and a number increased by 10.

Accepted Answer

4 / n + 10

Answer

4 - n + 10

Answer

4n - 10

Answer

4n + 10

Question 20

Translate the sentence into an equation:
Four more than six times a number is 18.

Accepted Answer

6x + 4 = 18

Answer

4 + 6x = 18

Answer

4x + 6 = 18

Answer

not enough info

Question 21

Translate the sentence into an equation.
Seven subtracted from n is 18

Accepted Answer

n - 7 = 18

Answer

n + 7 = 18

Answer

7 - n = 18

Answer

n + 7 = 18n

Question 22

How would you translate
x - 5 = 12 into words?

Accepted Answer

Five less than x is 12.

Answer

x - 5 = 12

Answer

The product of x and 5 is twelve

Answer

x less than 5 is 12

Question 23

Translate the statement into an equation:
The sum of three times a number and ten is equal to eight times the number.

Accepted Answer

3x + 10 = 8x

Answer

3 + 10 = 8

Answer

3x + 10 = 8

Answer

3(x + 10) = 8x

Question 24

What word phrase can you use to represent "5x + 2"?

Accepted Answer

the sum of five times a number x and two

Answer

five times the sum of a number x and two

Answer

two times the sum of a number x and five

Answer

a number x times the sum of five and two

Question 25

Is, are, was, and were can be used with which mathematical symbol?

Accepted Answer

equal

Answer

parenthesis

Answer

division

Answer

multiplication

Question 26

Write the phrase as an expression. "10 less than a number n"

Accepted Answer

n-10

Answer

10-n

Answer

n+10

Answer

10-n

Question 27

8w is another name for

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Answer

8 times w

Answer

w multiplied by 8

Answer

the product of 8 and a number

Question 28

2 times the difference of t and 11

Accepted Answer

2(t - 11)

Answer

2t - 11

Answer

2(t / 11)

Answer

2t - 11

Question 29

Write the phrase as an expression.

12 fewer than p

Accepted Answer

p - 12

Answer

22/p

Answer

12 - p

Answer

12p

Question 30

Five times Mike's age increased by 9

Accepted Answer

5x+9

Answer

5(x+9)

Answer

9(5+x)

Answer

9x+5

Question 31

Choose the phrase that matches the expression 21h

Accepted Answer

21 dollars per hour

Answer

21 more friends than expected at the party

Answer

21 more horses in the pasture

Answer

21 balloons were popped at the party

Question 32

18 more than 3 times a number x is 34

Accepted Answer

3x + 18 = 34

Answer

18 + 3x = 34

Answer

18 = 3x + 34

Answer

3x = 34 + 18

Question 33

Two times the sum of a number and 5 is 20

Accepted Answer

2(x+5)=20

Answer

(2x)+5=20

Answer

2x+(x+5)=20

Answer

x+x+5=20

Question 34

Erik ran 3 less than 5 times the distance that Kerry, k, ran. Which expression represents how far Erik ran?

Accepted Answer

5k - 3

Answer

3 - 5k

Answer

5 (3-k)

Answer

5 (k-3)

Question 35

Kalia buys 5 items that cost d dollars each. She gives the cashier $60. Which expression represents the change she should receive?

Accepted Answer

60 - 5d

Answer

60 - d

Answer

60 + 5d

Answer

5d - 60

Question 36

Which expression correctly represents that Jaime walked 7 miles fewer than 3 times the number of miles (r) that Robert walked.

Accepted Answer

3r - 7

Answer

3(r-7)

Answer

7(3-r)

Answer

7 - 3r

Question 37

What expression represents 19 more than 6 times a number, n

Accepted Answer

6n + 19

Answer

6n - 19

Answer

19n + 6

Answer

19n - 6

Question 38

Marie currently has a collection of 58 stamps. If she buys s stamps each week for w weeks, which expression represents the total number of stamps she will have?

Accepted Answer

58 + sw

Answer

58sw

Answer

58s + w

Answer

58 + s + w

Question 39

What algebraic equation represents "four times the difference of a number, x and two, equals twenty"?

Accepted Answer

4(x - 2) = 20

Answer

2x - 4 = 20

Answer

4(2) - x = 20

Answer

4x - 2 = 20

Question 40

the product of 8 and the difference of c and 9

Accepted Answer

8 (c - 9)

Answer

8c - 9

Answer

8 (c+9)

Answer

9 (c + 8)

Question 41

What is the difference between an expression and equation?

Accepted Answer

Expressions do not have an equal sign and equations do have an equal sign

Answer

Expressions have an equal sign and equations do not have an equal sign

Answer

There is not a difference

Answer

Expressions do not have variables and equations have variables

Question 42

What does "product" mean?

Accepted Answer

Multiply

Answer

Divide

Answer

Add

Answer

Subract

Question 43

Write an algebraic expression for:
three times a number plus 16

Accepted Answer

3n+16

Answer

3(16)+n

Answer

16n+3

Question 44

What does "difference" mean?

Accepted Answer

subtract

Answer

add

Answer

multiply

Answer

divide

Question 45

Translate the sentence into an equation.
Seven subtracted from n is 18

Accepted Answer

n - 7 = 18

Answer

n + 7 = 18

Answer

7 - n = 18

Answer

n + 7 = 18n

Question 46

Which of the following represents twice the difference of a number and 7?

Accepted Answer

2(x - 7)

Answer

2x - 7

Answer

2x + 7

Answer

2(x + 7)

Question 47

2 + 5 - 903 = -896 is what in verbal form?

Accepted Answer

two plus five decreased by nine-hundred and three equals negative eight hundred and ninety six

Answer

2 plus 5 minus 903 equals negative 896

Answer

two + five - nine hundred and three = negative eight hundred and ninety six

Answer

two plus five - 903 equals negative 896

Question 48

Translate this sentence into an equation.
72 is the product of 8 and a Steve's age.
Use the variable h to represent Steve's age.

Accepted Answer

72 = 8h

Answer

72 = 8 + h

Answer

72 = 8 - h

Answer

72 = 8/h

Question 49

There were x cookies at the beginning of a party. By the end of the party, 16 of them had been eaten. Using x, write an expression for the number of cookies that were left.

Accepted Answer

x - 16

Answer

16

Answer

x + 16

Answer

16 - x

Question 50

Translate the sentence into an equation, and then solve the equation:
Five more than a number is 20.

Accepted Answer

5 + x = 20; x = 15

Answer

5x = 20; x = 4

Answer

5 + x = 20; x = 25

Answer

5x = 20; x = 15

Question 51

Translate the sentence into an equation, and then solve the equation:
Three less than a number is 18.

Accepted Answer

x - 3 = 18; x = 21

Answer

3 - x = 18; x = -15

Answer

3 - x = 18; x = 21

Answer

x - 3 = 18; x = -15

Question 52

the quotient of 4 and a number increased by 10.

Accepted Answer

4 / n + 10

Answer

4 - n + 10

Answer

4n - 10

Answer

4n + 10

Question 53

14 less than the quantity 6 times k

Accepted Answer

6k - 14

Answer

6 - 14k

Answer

14k - 6

Answer

14 - 6k

#2 -9th grade Translating algebraic expressions & equations

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