Free Printable writing algebraic Expressions

1.

Finding these words in an expression means to subtract: sum, more, more than, plus, increased by, gain

a)

True

b)

False

2.

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.

a)

4m + 8

b)

8m - 4

c)

8m + 4

d)

4m - 8

3.

Five times Connor's age increased by 9

a)

5(x + 9)

b)

9(5 + x)

c)

9x + 5

d)

5x + 9

4.

If m represents the amount of money Zoe had, which expression represents how she spent $28?

a)

$m\ -\ 28$

b)

$m\ +\ 28$

c)

$28m$

d)

$\frac{m}{28}$

5.

If g represents Edna’s grade, which expression shows that she earned 5 points extra credit?

a)

$g\ +\ 5$

b)

$g\ -\ 5$

c)

$5g$

d)

$\frac{g}{5}$

6.

Nate has 6 fewer CDs than Emily. If c represents the number of CDs Emily has, which expression tells how many CDs Nate has?

a)

6 - c

b)

6 + c

c)

c - 6

d)

c + 6

7.

If p represents the points Kia scored in a game, which expression shows how she tripled her point total?

a)

$3p$

b)

$3\ -\ p$

c)

$3\ +\ p$

d)

$\frac{p}{3}$

8.

If c represents the cookies the Joe bought, which expression shows how much he split between himself and 3 siblings?

a)

$\frac{c}{4}$

b)

$4c$

c)

$c\ +\ 4$

d)

$c\ -\ 4$

9.

Kam earned 22 extra credit points. Keith earned e fewer extra credit points than Kam. Which expression shows how many extra credit points Keith earned?

a)

22 - e

b)

e - 22

c)

22 + e

d)

22e

10.

The basketball team bought 18 matching T-shirts to split among its members. Each member of the team will get t T-shirts. Choose the expression that shows how many people are on the basketball team.

a)

$\frac{18}{t}$

b)

18t

c)

18 + t

d)

$18\ -\ t$

writing algebraic Expressions

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 2hrs 4mins

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