Working with Expressions

5 less than the product of 7 and s

• 7s - 5
• 5 - 7 + s
• 7(s - 5) 
• 5 - 7s

a number more than 12

• n + 12
• 12n 
• 12 + n 
• 12 - n 

The product of seven and j

• 7j

• j+7

• j-7

Five times Mike's age, increased by nine

• 5(x+9)
• 9(5+x)
• 9x+5
• 5x+9

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

• True
• False

The quotient of 15 and a number plus 1

• 15 / g - 1

• 15 / g + 1

• g / 15 + 1

• g + 1 / 15

5 less than  r

• 5 - r
• r - 5
• 5r
• r + 5

r less than 5

• r - 5
• 5 - r
• r + 5
• 5 + r

"times"

• ADD
• SUBTRACT
• MULTIPLY
• DIVIDE

"total"

• ADD
• SUBTRACT
• MULTIPLY
• DIVIDE