Algebra Translating Algebraic Expressions to Words

What does "product" mean?

• Multiply
• Divide
• Add
• Subract

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

Write an algebraic expression for:

three times a number plus 16

• 3(16) + n

• 16n + 3

• 3n + 16

What does "difference" mean?

• add
• subtract 
• multiply
• divide

Translate: two times the sum of a number and five

• 2 + y + 5

• 2y + 5

• 2(y + 5)

• 2 − y + 5

a number more than 12

• x ÷ 12

• 12n

• 12 + n

• 12 - n

m plus the product of 6 and n

• m + 6n

• m − 6 + n

• 6m + n

• m + 6 + n

Translate the phrase into an algebraic expression

"57 more than 3 times Kate's score" Use the variable g to represent Kate's score.

• 57g + 3

• 3g + 57

• 3g − 57

• 57 + 3g

Three less than twice a number

• 2x − 3

• 3x − 2

• 3 − 2x

• 2 − 3x

Which of the following expressions would need parentheses?

• 4 times the difference of a number and 8

• Five times a number increased by 7

• 4 times a number

• 15 less than a number multiplied by 12