Simple Verbal Phrase into Algebraic Expressions

Translate the phrase 'the sum of a number and 5' into an algebraic expression.

• x - 5

• 5x

• x + 5

• x * 5

Convert the phrase 'twice a number decreased by 3' into an algebraic expression.

• 3 - 2x

• 2x - 3

• 2x + 3

• 3x - 2

What is the algebraic expression for 'the product of 8 and a number'?

• 8 + x

• 8 - x

• 8 / x

• 8x

Translate 'the difference between a number and 4' into an algebraic expression.

• 4 - x

• x - 4

• x * 4

• x + 4

Translate this phrase into an algebraic expression.
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

Translate this phrase into an algebraic expression.

80 more than a number

Use the variable B to represent the unknown number.

• 80B

• B-80

• B+80

• B÷80

Translate this phrase into an algebraic expression.

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

Write the phrase as a numerical or algebraic expression
the product of 7 and m

• m / 7

• 7 + m

• 7m

• 7-m

Translate this phrase into an algebraic expression.

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

Translate this phrase into an algebraic expression.

The quotient of twenty and a number

Use the variable n to represent the unknown number.

• 20/n

• 20-n

• n+20

• n-20