Writing Verbal Sentences as Equations
Directions: Write each verbal sentence as an equation or inequality. Be sure to define a variable when
necessary. (This means you MUST have a let statement!!)
1) Eight more than x is 15.
2) The quotient of y and 8 is 5.
3) The product of 7 and p is 70.
4) Four less than q is 24.
5) A number decreased by 5 equals 25.
6) Twice a number, increased by 7, is 27.
7) The sum of three times a number and 7 is at least 22.
8) Six times a number is less than three times the number, increased by 24.
9) Three times the quantity of a number increased by 6 is at most 14.
10) Three times a number increased by 6 is 14.
12) The product of 2 and a number is greater
than 21.
13) 3 increased by j is no greater than 100.
14) 12 less than b is 87.
15) 10 plus the quotient of a number and 15 is 62.
Write each algebraic equation as a verbal sentence.
16) x + 5 = 12
17) p – 10 = 21
18) 2y = 15
19) 3x + 7 = 11
20) 3(x + 7) = 11