Translating Basic Algebraic Phrases

Five less than  x 

• x - 5 

• 5 - x 

• x + 5 

• 5x

the sum of eighty-nine and a number

• 89k

• 89-k

• k-89

• k+89

a number added to thirty-six

• x+36

• x+-36

• x-36

• 30+6

the difference between forty-six and a number

• 46-p

• p-46

• 46/p

• p+46

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8 less than the product of 4 and a number
Use the variable m to represent the unknown number.

• 4m + 8

• 8m - 4

• 8m + 4

• 4m - 8

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The difference of 3 times a number and 7

Use the variable n to represent the unknown number.

• 3 - 7n

• 3n - 7

• 3n + 7

• 3 / 7n

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the difference of 33 and number

Use the variable c to represent the unknown number.

• c-33

• 33-c

• 33c

• 33/c

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The quotient of twenty and a number

Use the variable n to represent the unknown number.

• 20/n

• 20-n

• n+20

• n-20

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• x-5

• 5 times a number

• 5-x

• 5 decreased by a number

• 5x

• a number decreased by 5

• 5+5x

• 5 added to 5 times a number

• x+5

• 5 more than a number

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6-3.3

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2 times the difference of a number and 11

Use the variable t to represent the unknown number.

• 2t - 11

• 2(t - 11)

• 2(t / 11)

• 2 x t - 11