WorksheetsTranslate Algebraic Expressions and Equations
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 46mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What does "product" mean?
a)
Multiply
b)
Divide
c)
Add
d)
Subract
2.
What is the difference between an expression and equation?
a)
Expressions have an equal sign and equations do not have an equal sign
b)
Expressions do not have an equal sign and equations do have an equal sign
c)
There is not a difference
d)
Expressions do not have variables and equations have variables
3.
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 less than the product of 4 and a number
Use the variable m to represent the unknown number.
a)
8 - 4m
b)
8m - 4
c)
8m + 4
d)
4m - 8
4.
Write an algebraic expression for:
three times a number plus 16
three times a number plus 16
a)
3(16)+n
b)
16n+3
c)
3n+16
5.
What does "difference" mean?
a)
add
b)
subtract
c)
multiply
d)
divide
6.
Translate the sentence into an equation.
Seven subtracted from n is 18
Seven subtracted from n is 18
a)
n + 7 = 18
b)
7 - n = 18
c)
n - 7 = 18
d)
n + 7 = 18n
7.
Translate the sentence into an equation:
Four more than six times a number is 18.
Four more than six times a number is 18.
a)
4 + 6x = 18
b)
4x + 6 = 18
c)
6x + 4 = 18
d)
not enough info
8.
How would you translate
x - 5 = 12 into words?
x - 5 = 12 into words?
a)
x - 5 = 12
b)
The product of x and 5 is twelve
c)
x less than 5 is 12
d)
Five less than x is 12.
9.
Translate: two times the sum of a number and five
a)
2 + y + 5
b)
2y + 5
c)
2(y + 5)
d)
2 - y + 5
10.
a number more than 12
a)
n + 12
b)
12n
c)
12 + n
d)
12 - n
11.
m plus the product of 6 and n
a)
m + 6n
b)
m - 6 + n
c)
6m + n
d)
m + 6 + n
12.
4 less than x
a)
4 - x
b)
x - 4
c)
4x
d)
-4x
13.
Translate: Six fewer than twice a number is four.
a)
6 - 2x = 4
b)
2x - 6 = 4
c)
x2 - 6 = 4
d)
6 - x2 = 4
14.
What word phrase can you use to represent "5x + 2"?
a)
five times the sum of a number x and two
b)
two times the sum of a number x and five
c)
a number x times the sum of five and two
d)
the sum of five times a number x and two
15.
Mike is 6 years younger than Iris. What expression can be used to find Mike’s age?
a)
6 + a
b)
6 - a
c)
a - 6
d)
6a
16.
Admission to a circus is $16 for adults and $8 for children. Choose the expression to find the cost of 3 adult tickets and some number of children's tickets.
a)
48 + 8x
b)
16x + 8y
c)
16x + 64
d)
16x + 8x
17.
It costs $25 to rent a car each day and $0.95 per mile.
Which expression represents the cost of the rental for one day?
Which expression represents the cost of the rental for one day?
a)
.95x + 25
b)
.95 + x + 25
c)
.95 + 25x
18.
I open a saving account with $200 and plan to put $50 per month in the account.
Which expression represents this situation after x number of months?
Which expression represents this situation after x number of months?
a)
200 + 50x
b)
200x + 50
c)
200 + x + 50
19.
I went to the mall with $75 and bought a pair of shoes and a few candy bars for $1.25 each. How much did I spend?
Write an expression for the situation.
Write an expression for the situation.
a)
75 - x - 1.25y
b)
75 - x - 1.25
c)
75 + x + 1.25y
20.
Which expression correctly represents that Jaime walked 7 miles fewer than 3 times the number of miles (r) that Robert walked.
a)
3(r-7)
b)
3r - 7
c)
7(3-r)
d)
7 - 3r
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