Writing Expressions From Sentences

The difference of a number (t) and 22 = 

• 22 - t
• t + 22
• t - 22
• t/22

11 times a number (z)

• z/11
• 11/z
• 11 - z
• 11z

4 less than 5 times a number (g)

• 4g -5
• 5g - 4
• 5-4g
• 4 - 5g

A number (p) increased by 22

• 22-p
• 22p
• p/22
• p + 22

12 more points than a number (p) times 8

• 8p - 12
• 12 +8/p
• 8 + 12p
• 12 + 8p

The sum of 6 and x

• x + 6
• 6/x
• x + 4
• 6x

The Raiders score (R) went up by 7 points

(a)  

If a bag of Takis costs d dollars, how much would 5 bags cost?

(a)  

The shirt costs 10 dollars more than one third of the cost of the jacket

• The shirt

• The coefficient of the variable, or the number we multiply or divide by

• 1/3

• The number we add or subtract

• 10

• The variable

• The cost of the jacket

• What we are trying to find the cost of