Translating- Adding and Subtracting

Translate into an algebraic expression: a number plus six

• x - 6

• 6 - x

• x + 6

• 6 + x

Translate into an algebraic expression: four less a number

• 4 - x

• x - 4

• x/4

• 4/x

Translate into an algebraic expression: five more than a number

• x - 5

• 5x

• x + 5

• 5 + x

Translate into an algebraic expression: a number subtracted from eight

• x - 8

• x + 8

• 8 - x

• 8 + x

Translate into an algebraic expression: a number increased by six

• x + 6

• x/6

• x - 6

• 5x

Translate into an algebraic expression: nine decreased by a number

• 9/x

• 9x

• 9 - x

• x - 9

Translate into an algebraic expression: ten more than a number

• 10 + x

• 10/x

• 10 + x

• x + 10

Translate into an algebraic expression: a number less than two

• 2 + x

• 2 - x

• x + 2

• x - 2

Translate into an algebraic expression: the sum of a number and twelve

• 12 - x

• 12x

• n/12

• x + 12

Translate into an algebraic expression: the difference of a number and twelve

• x - 12

• 12 - x

• 12 + x

• x + 12