Translate Expressions Word Problems

Six decreased by twice a number.

• 2x - 6

• 6 < 2x

• 6 - x

• 6 - 2x

Kendra’s math teacher assigned math homework, but Kendra decided to do 5 extra problems. Which algebraic expression shows how many problems Kendra completed?

• 5x

• x-5

• x+5

• x⁵

Rhonda was organizing photos in a photo album. She took 60 photos and divided them evenly among p pages. Which algebraic expression represents the number of photos on each page? What are the important parts of this problem that can help you write an algebraic expression?

• 60 photos

• This is an algebra problem

• The phrase, "divided them evenly" lets me know which operation to use.

• Her name is Rhonda

• p stands for the pages

Translate this phrase into an algebraic expression.
the quotient of 4 and a number increased by 10.

• 4 - n + 10

• 4n - 10

• 4/(n + 10)

• 4 / n + 10

Translate this phrase into an algebraic expression.
4 divided by the sum of a number and 12

• 4 / n + 12

• 4 / 12n

• 4 / (n + 12) 

• (4 / n) + 12

Translate this phrase into an algebraic expression.
Eight less than the product of four and a number.
Use the variable m to represent the unknown number.

• 8 - 4m

• 8m - 4

• 8m + 4

• 4m - 8

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

w increased by 5

• w - 5

• 5w

• w + 5

• w / 5

8 (n - 3)

• Eight minus n and three

• Eight times the difference of n and three

• The addition of n and 3

Write an algebraic expression for:
 35 decreased by a number

• 35+n

• 35-n

• n-35