Writing Expressions

Which word is for addition?

• Product

• Quotient

• Difference

• Sum

Which word is for multiplication?

• Twice

• Half

• Added to

• Less than

Which word is for subtraction?

• Times

• Divided by

• Decreased by

• Increased by

Which word is for division?

• Product

• Quotient

• Less than

• More than

Write the algebraic expression for: a number increased by four

• 6+4

• 4x

• x+4

• x-4

Write the algebraic expression for: five less than a number

• x-5

• 5-x

• x+5

• x/5

Write the algebraic expression for: a number divided by eighteen

• x-18

• 8/x

• x/18

• 8-x

Write the algebraic expression for: a number decreased by seven

• x-7

• 7-x

• x+7

• x/7

Write the algebraic expression for: five less than twice a number

• 5-2x

• 2x-5

• 2-5x

• 5x-2

Write the algebraic expression for: nine subtracted from a number

• 9-x

• x-9

• 9x

• x/9