Verbal Expressions

Which of the following expressions would need parenthesis?

• 4 times the difference of a number and 8
• 4 times a number
• Five times a number increased by 7
• 15 less than a number multiplied by 12

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CCSS.7.EE.A.2

CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.2

Which of the following is a division word?

• Quotient
• Shared
• Ratio
• All of the above

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CCSS.3.OA.A.2

Eight less than three times a number is best represented by:

• 3(x-8)
• 3x - 8
• 8 - 3x

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

Write an algebraic expression for:
three times a number plus 16

• 3(16)+n
• 16n+3
• 3n+16

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

Write an algebraic expression for:
 35 decreased by a number

• 35+n
• 35-n
• n-35

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

Write a verbal expression for:
4q

• Four q
• Four times q
• Four plus q

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

Write a verbal expression for:
2a+6

• 6 more than the product of 2 times a
• 6 less than the product of 2 times a
• 6 more than the quotient of 2 and a

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CCSS.7.EE.A.2

CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.2

the difference of 7 and k is 16

• 7 - k = 15

• k - 7 = 15

• 7/k = 15

• 7k = 15

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CCSS.6.EE.B.7

Translate this phrase into an algebraic expression.

8 less than the product of 4 and a number

Use the variable m to represent the unknown number.

• 8 - 4m

• 8m - 4

• 8m + 4

• 4m - 8

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

the product of x and sixteen

• x + 16
• x - 16
• 16x
• x/16

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2A