Algebraic Expressions

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The difference of 3 times a number and 7

Use the variable n to represent the unknown number.

• 3 - 7n

• 3n - 7

• 3n + 7

• 3 / 7n

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8 less than the product of 4 and a number
Use the variable m to represent the unknown number.

• 4m + 8
• 8m - 4
• 8m + 4
• 4m - 8

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The quotient of twenty and a number

Use the variable n to represent the unknown number.

• 20/n

• 20-n

• n+20

• n-20

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2 times the difference of a number and 11

Use the variable t to represent the unknown number.

• 2t - 11

• 2(t - 11)

• 2(t / 11)

• 2 x t - 11

What word phrase can you use to represent "5x + 2"?

• 5 times a number plus 2

• 2 more than the product of 5 and a number

• a number times the sum of 5 and 2

• the sum of 5 times a number and 2

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2 times the sum of a number and 15

Use the variable B to represent the unknown number.

• 2(B+15)

• 2B+15

• 2B×15

• 2×15B

8 (n - 3)

• Eight minus n and three
• Eight times the difference of n and three
• The addition of n and 3

What does "product" mean?

• Multiply
• Divide
• Add
• Subract

Perry has 17 fewer baseball cards than Pete.
If b represents the number of cards Pete has, write an expression for how many baseball cards Perry has.

• b + 17
• b -17
• 17 - b
• 17 + b

Which term indicates that we should add?

• Increased by

• Less than

• Times

• Divided into