QUESTIONS
Question 1
Translate the English phrase into an algebraic expression: the quotient of y and 8.
Question 2
Ruth has pennies and dimes in her pocket. The number of dimes is twelve less than twice the number of pennies. Let p represent the number of pennies. Write an expression for the number of dimes.
Question 3
The number of students in a school’s Spanish club is ten less than four times the number of students in the chess club. Let c represent the number of students in the chess club. Write an expression for the number of students in the Spanish club.
Question 4
Translate the English phrase into an algebraic expression: four divided by the sum of x and three.
Question 5
Translate the English phrase into an algebraic expression: nine times the sum of n and one.
Question 6
Translate the English phrase into an algebraic expression: the product of 8 and 7.
Question 7
Andrea and Helen participated in a donut eating contest. Andrea ate six more than four times the number of donuts that Helen ate. Let d represents the number of donuts Helen ate. Write the expression that gives the number of donuts that Andrea ate.
Question 8
Jacqueline and Maria set up bug barns to catch lady bugs. Jacqueline caught ten more than three times the number of lady bugs that Maria caught. If c represents the number of lady bugs Maria caught, write an expression for the number of lady bugs that Jacqueline caught.
ANSWERS:
Question 1
Translate the English phrase into an algebraic expression: the quotient of y and 8.
Answer
y÷8
Question 2
Ruth has pennies and dimes in her pocket. The number of dimes is twelve less than twice the number of pennies. Let p represent the number of pennies. Write an expression for the number of dimes.
Answer
2p−12
Question 3
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