Expressions to Words

Turn 3x into words.

• the product of 3 and x.

• the quotient of 3 and x.

• the difference of 3 and x.

• the sum of 3 and x.

Write an algebraic expression for:

three times a number plus 16

• 3(16)+n

• 16n+3

• 3n+16

• 3(n)

8 (n - 3)

• Eight minus n and three

• Eight times the difference of n and three

• The addition of n and 3

Four times the sum of 7 and w

• 4 x w

• 4(7 + w)

• 47w

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

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

How would you write the expression "2x" using words?

• The difference of 2 and x

• The sum of 2 and x

• The product of 2 and x

• The quotient of 2 and x

Write the algebraic expression 6 ( s + 7 ) in words

• Six times an unknown quantity plus seven

• six plus an unknown quantity plus seven

• Six times the sum of an unknown quantity and seven

• Sixdivided by unknown quantity and seven

Write a word phrase:

2a+6

• 6 more than the product of 2 and a number

• 6 less than the product of 2 and a number

• 6 more than the quotient of 2 and a

How can you express this expression in words?

• negative 3 minus 4

• negative 3 times -4

• negative 3 times  a number, x, minus 4

• negative 3 divided by a number, x, minus 4