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Mathematics
6th
grade
4.8 Writing One-Step Algebraic Expressions Day 2
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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which of the following represents the phrase: "5 less than a number, j" ?
j - 5
5 - j
5j
5/j
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which of the following represents the phrase: "the sum of 6 and a number, n" ?
6n
n + 6
6 + n
6 - n
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which of the following represents the phrase: "the quotient of a number, m and 4" ?
4m
m - 4
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which of the following represents the phrase: "7 added to a number, d" ?
7 - d
d - 7
7 + d
d + 7
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of the following represents the phrase: "12 increased by a number, b" ?
b + 12
12 + b
12b
b - 12
- 6. Multiple Choice
Translate this phrase into an algebraic expression.
The quotient of twenty and a number
Use the variable n to represent the unknown number.
20/n
20-n
n+20
n-20
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which of the following phrases represents the algebraic expression " x - 4 " ?
4 more than a number, x
4 minus a number, x
4 less than a number, x
The sum of a number, x and 4
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which of the following phrases represents the algebraic expression " 2n " ?
2 more than a number, n
twice a number, n
2 less than a number, n
the quotient of 2 and a number, n
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which of the following phrases represents the algebraic expression " 18 - d " ?
18 decreased by a number, d
18 less than a number, d
18 increased by a number, d
18 more than a number, d
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which of the following phrases represents the algebraic expression " " ?
the quotient of 4 and a number, n
the quotient of a number, n and 4
a number, n divided by 4
the sum of 4 and a number, n
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which of the following phrases represents the algebraic expression " x + 8 " ?
8 increased by a number, x
the difference of a number, x and 8
8 added to a number, x
the product of a number, x and 8
- 12. Multiple Choice
Martin had 16 ounces of juice. He drank some juice, n. Which of the following expressions represents how much juice Martin has left?
n - 16
16 - n
n + 16
16 + n
- 13. Multiple Choice
Maria has g dollars. Joseph has 4 times that amount. Which of the following algebraic expressions represents how much money Joseph has?
g + 4
g - 4
g/4
4g
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThere were x cookies at the beginning of a party. By the end of the party, 16 of them had been eaten. Using x, write an expression for the number of cookies that were left.16x + 1616 - xx - 16
- 15. Multiple ChoiceTranslate this phrase into an algabraic expression.
78 less than Amari's test score
Use c to represent Amari's test score.c - 78c + 78c/7878 - c - 16. Multiple Choice"Subtracted from" and "less than" are terms that mean you need to "turn around" or "flip" the terms around.TrueFalse
- 17. Multiple ChoiceStudents brought in 300 canned goods for the food drive on Monday. On Tuesday students brought in x more than the day before. Write an expression for how many canned goods students brought on Tuesday.300 + x300 - x300xx - 300
- 18. Multiple ChoiceMary baked some cookies on Saturday. On Sunday she baked twice as many cookies as the day before. If c represents the number of cookies she made on Saturday, write an expression for the number of cookies she made on Sunday.c + 2c - 2c / 22c
- 19. Multiple ChoicePerry has 17 fewer baseball cards than Pete.
If b represents the number of cards Pete has, write an expression for how many baseball cards Perry has.b + 17b -1717 - b17 + b - 20. Multiple ChoiceMr. Gollow bought triple as many pencils as Ms. Boggs. If Ms. Boggs purchased p pencils, then how many pencils did Mr. Gollow purchase?p/3p + 3p - 33p
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