Expressions as Words EXAMPLES

Which best represents the expression 9n - 7?

• nine less than seven times a number

• nine times the difference of a number and seven

• seven less than nine times a number

• seven times nine subtracted from a number

Which expression best represents the phrase "7 less than the quotient of 2x and 5"?

Which can be represented by the expression 10 - 2(x + 4)?

• 10 less than twice the sum of a number x and 4

• the difference between 10 and twice the sum of a number and 4

• the square of the sum of a number and 4 less than 10

• the difference between 10 and the square of the sum of a number & and 4x

Anthony buys 5 boxes of cookies. Emily buys r times as many boxes of cookies as Anthony. Which expression represents the total boxes of cookies that Anthony and Emily buy?

• r+5

• r + 10

• 5r+r

• 5r + 5

Which expression(s) represents 25 times the sum of m and 3?

Select ALL that apply.

• 25m + 3

• 25(m + 3)

• 25 x (3 + m)

• 25 + 3m

• (25 + m) x 3

Four students are asked to write down an expression that represents "five times the product of 8 and x." The students' responses are shown in the table.

Which student's response is correct?

• Abby

• Gunnar

• Harper

• Suzanne