Exploring Rational Expressions: Addition and Subtraction

Which of the following terms indicates addition?

• Sum of

• Product of

• Quotient of

• Difference of

What does the term 'decreased by' signify?

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Division

How would you write 'the sum of x and 2' as an expression?

• x - 2

• x + 2

• x / 2

• x * 2

What is the correct expression for 't divided by 8'?

• t * 8

• 8 - t

• t / 8

• 8 / t

How would you express 'subtract 5 from c'?

• 5 + c

• c + 5

• c - 5

• 5 - c

What does '3 multiplied by d' translate to in algebraic notation?

• 3 + d

• 3 - d

• d / 3

• 3d

How would you write 'two times the sum of five and c'?

• 2 + (5 + c)

• 2 * (5 + c)

• (5 + c) / 2

• 2 - (5 + c)

What is the correct expression for 'two times n subtracted from seven'?

• 2n + 7

• 7 - 2n

• 7 + 2n

• 2n - 7

How would you express '4 less than 6 times x'?

• 6x + 4

• 4 + 6x

• 6x - 4

• 4 - 6x

What is the correct expression for '2 is added to the product of 5 and q'?

• 2 + 5q

• 5q - 2

• 2 - 5q

• 5q / 2