WorksheetsQuiz Translating words into algebraic expressions
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
Six decreased by twice a number.
2x - 6
6 < 2x
6 - x
6 - 2x
8 less than the product of 4 and a number
Use the variable m to represent the unknown number.
What word phrase can you use to represent "5x + 2"?
5 times a number plus 2
2 more than the product of 5 and a number
a number times the sum of 5 and 2
the sum of 5 times a number and 2
The sum of a number and twelve.
The quotient of ten and a certain number.
Six more than triple a number.
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.
8 − 4m
8m − 4
8m + 4
4m − 8
a number more than 12
x ÷ 12
12n
12 + n
12 - n
m plus the product of 6 and n
m + 6n
m − 6 + n
6m + n
m + 6 + n
4 less than x
4 − x
x − 4
4x
−4x
"Subtracted from" and "less than" are terms that mean you need to "turn around" or "flip" the terms around.
True
False
Three less than twice a number
2x − 3
3x − 2
3 − 2x
2 − 3x
The difference of a number and 7
7 − x
x + 7
x/7
x − 7
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Which expression is the same as:
"A number times by five"
x + 5
5x
x/5
x - 5
Which expression is the same as:
"A number divided by five"
x + 5
5x
x/5
x - 5
Which expression is the same as:
"A number plus five"
x + 5
5x
x/5
x - 5
Which expression is the same as:
"Five minus a number"
5 - x
x - 5
Which expression is the same as:
"A number plus five times three"
3x + 5
3(x + 5)
Write the expression which is the same as:
"A number divided by four"
4/x
x/4
Write the expression which is the same as:
"Four divided by a number"
4/x
x/4
