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Write as mathematical sentences. DO NOT SOLVE!!!!
23. The sum of 10 and a number y is equal to 18.
ALGEBRA 1 -- ALGEBRAIC WRITING PRACTICE
Write the following situations as algebraic expressions.
1.
10 less than x
2.
5 more than d
3. 7 minus f
24. 15 less than the number s is equal to 45.
25. The quotient of 49 and x is 7.
26. The sum of t and 2 is equal to 5 less than t.
4. The sum of 11 and k
5. x multiplied by 6
27. The quotient of 6 + n and 3 – f is ll.
6. a number t divided by 3
7. one fourth of a number n
8. the product of 2.5 and a number t
9. the quotient of 15 and y
10. a number t tripled
28. The sum of 13 and twice the number h is 25.
29. Half of a number x is 46.
30. Five times the sum of 4 and x is 56
11. 3 more than the product of 2 and h
12. 3 less than the quotient of 20 and x
31. The product of 15 and c is 75.
13. X more than 7
14. 35 less than a number
15. a number less than 35
32. If Jane doubles the length of a string l, the string will be 28 inches
long.
16. three times the sum of a number and 16
17. 18 decreased by 3 times a number
18. One-third of the sum of 5 and a number
19. Half of 14 less than the number
20. 5 more than the product of 2 and h
21. the product of 4 and the sum of x and 8
22. 11 more than twice the number d
33. Raul is saving money to buy a car. He decides to withdraw $50 from
his savings account. The amount left after the withdrawal is $200.
34. It takes Uranus about 85 times as long as the Earth to orbit around
the sun. Uranus takes about 31,025 earth days. Write an
expression to determine. how many days the Earth orbits around
the sun.
38. Katie served pastries to x people. She served coffee to 7 less than
three times as many people. If she served a total of 43 people, how
many people did she give pastries to? Write an equation. Do not
solve.
35. Mr Bailey purchased 8 bags of candy that cost d dollars per bag. He
paid with a $50 bill. If he got a change of $10, write an expression
that will help you determine the cost of each bag of candy.
39. Jake is trying to mail a big package to his grandmother for her
birthday.. He already has s stamps on the package. When he got to
the post office, the postal worker told him that he’s going to have to
double the number of stamps and then add 3 more. By the time he
finished sticking the stamps to the package, there was a total of 11
stamps. Write a mathematical sentence to determine how many
36. Jocelyn makes x dollars per hour working at the grocery store and
stamps he had before he left the house.
twice as much per hour tutoring students. She babysat for 25 hours
and tutored for 15 hours and made a total of $660. Write an
algebraic expression to determine how much she gets paid per hour
at the grocery store.
40. Mary is 7 less than twice Glynda’s age. If Glynda is 47 years old,
write a mathematical equation to determine Mary’s age.
41. Pia 4 less than half the age of his mother, Syvel. If Pia is 16 years
37. Mr. Mowry orders 250 keychains with his athletic team’s logo. He
paid a total of $2892.50. Write an expression to determine the cost
c for each keychain.
old, how old is Syvel?