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Write an equation for each sentence:

8 less than a number is 5

Write an algebraic expression for each phrase:

the difference between 7 and - 16

Write an algebraic expression for each phrase:

5 less than the difference between 2 and 8

Write an algebraic expression for each phrase:

12 less than the difference between 10 and -4

Write an algebraic expression for each phrase:

the sum of 9 and -3, decreased by 6

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

• five times the sum of a number x and two
• two times the sum of a number x and five
• a number x times the sum of five and two
• the sum of five times a number x and two

 $\frac{10x}{8}$  can be written as

• The quotient of eight and ten

• Ten times a number minus eight

• The quotient of 10 times a number and eight

• Eight minus ten times a number

Translate the phrase into an algebraic expression. "The difference of three times a number and eight".

Simplify by combining like terms:
5a + 2b - 3a + 4

• 8a + 2b + 4
• 2a + 2b + 4
• 8ab
• 4ab + 4

Simplify the Expression: 2x + 3x - 12x

• 7x
• -7x
• -17x
• 17x