Practice - Translate word problems into equations.

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

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

The product of 7 and j..

• 7j
• j+3
• j-3
• j/3

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

What does "sum" mean?

• add
• subtract 
• multiply
• divide

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.B.3

What does "difference" mean?

• add
• subtract 
• multiply
• divide

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CCSS.2.NBT.B.5

CCSS.2.NBT.B.7

CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Five times Mike's age, increased by 9

• 5(x+9)
• 9(5+x)
• 9x+5
• 5x+9

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

Erica has three less than twice as many pencils as Dale has. If Dale has d pencils, which expression shows how many pencils Erica has?

• 3 - 2d
• 2d - 3
• ½d - 3
• 3 - ½d

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

Three times the sum of 2 and e. 

• 3e+2
• 3(e-2)
• 3(e+2)
• 2e+3

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

Six divided by the product of -7 and b.

• 6/b-7
• 6/(-7b)
• -7b/6
• b-7/6

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

Translate this phrase into an algebraic expression.
24 more than Victoria's test score. 
Use x to represent Victoria's test score.

• 24x
• x - 24
• x + 24
• x/24

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

the quotient of twenty and a number

• 20/n
• 20-n
• n+20
• n-20

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.B.6