Translating Expressions and Equations Sheila

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

• 3(16)+n

• 16n+3

• 3n+16

Translate the sentence into an equation.
Seven subtracted from n is 18 

• n + 7 = 18

• 7 - n = 18

• n - 7 = 18

• n + 7 = 18n

Translate the sentence into an equation:
Four more than six times a number is 18.

• 4 + 6x = 18

• 4x + 6 = 18

• 6x + 4 = 18

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How would you translate
x - 5 = 12 into words?

• x - 5 = 12

• The product of x and 5 is twelve

• x less than 5 is 12

• Five less than x is 12.

Translate: two times the sum of a number and five 

• 2 + y + 5

• 2y + 5 

• 2(y + 5)

• 2 - y + 5

m plus the product of 6 and n 

• m + 6n

• m - 6 + n

• 6m + n

• m + 6 + n 

4 less than x 

• 4 - x

• x - 4

• 4x

• -4x

Translate: Six fewer than twice a number is four.

• 6 - 2x = 4

• 2x - 6 = 4

• x² - 6 = 4

• 6 - x² = 4

w increased by 5

• w - 5

• 5w

• w + 5

• w / 5

5 less than the product of 7 and s

• 7s - 5

• 5 - 7 + s

• 7(s - 5) 

• 5 - 7s