Translating Algebraic Expressions and Equations Quiz

A number less than seventy-five is twenty-seven

• a - 75 = 27

• 75 - a = 27

• a ÷ 75 = 27

• 75 (a) = 27

What is the correct term for the answer you get when you multiply?

• Product
• Quotient
• Sum
• Difference

Nine more than five times Mrs. Gentry's age

• 9 = 5g

• 5(9 + g)

• 9g + 5

• 5g + 9

Which of the following expressions would need parenthesis?

• 4 times the difference of a number and 8
• 4 times a number
• Five times a number increased by 7
• 15 less than a number multiplied by 12

Translate: two times the sum of a number and five

• 2 + y + 5

• 2y + 5

• 2(y + 5)

• 2 − y + 5

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

m plus the product of 6 and n

• m + 6n

• m − 6 + n

• 6m + n

• m + 6 + n

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

• True

• False

Three less than twice a number

• 2x − 3

• 3x − 2

• 3 − 2x

• 2 − 3x

The difference of a number and 7

• 7 − x

• x + 7

• x/7

• x − 7