Matching Verbal Expressions to Algebraic Expressions

The sum of seven and x

• 7-x

• x-7

• 7x

• 7+x

There are 150 hi-chews in a bag. Bradley grabs a handful (he didn't steal them). What expressions shows how many hi-chews are left in the bag?

• 150x

• 150-x

• x-150

• x+150

The product of 7 and j..

• 7j

• j+3

• j-3

• j/3

Which written expression represents the following verbal expression? 12 more than 4 times the difference of a number and 3.

• 4x - 12

• 4(x -3) + 12

• 12 + 4n - 3

• 12 + n(4 - 3)

Three times a number increased by nine

• 3h-9

• 3(h-9)

• 3(h+9)

• 3h+9

Write an algebraic equation.

Dean ate 11 grapes after dinner, which was 3 more than twice as many grapes as Sara ate.

• 2g + 11 = 3

• 2g + 3 = 11

• 2g - 3 = 11

• 2g - 11 = 3

Match the verbal expression to its algebraic expression.

• 6x - 17

• 17 more than six times a number

• 17 less than six times a number

• 6x + 17

• six times the sum of a number and 17

• 6(x + 17)

• Six more than a number is 17

• x + 6 = 17

• One-sixth the difference of a number and 17

Write the algebraic expression for 'the sum of a number and 5'.

• x / 5

• x * 5

• x + 5

• x - 5

Translate the phrase 'twice a number' into an algebraic expression.

• 2x

• 2 + x

• 2 - x

• x * 2

Translate the phrase 'the difference between a number and 3' into an algebraic expression.

• 3 - x

• x - 3

• 3x

• x + 3