Question
Write an expression for each word phrase.
1. a number x divided by 7 2. the sum of 10 and a number n
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3. a number b decreased by 14 4. the product of a number x and 8
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5. 12 times the difference of a number r and 7 6. 11 minus the product of 5 and a number k
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7. a. Grace wants to divide the job of writing x invitations to the party equally among 4 committee
members. Write an expression to determine the number of invitations she will have each committee
member write.
b. If Grace has 220 invitations for the committee members to write, how many will she have each
member write?
Write an algebraic expression and use it to evaluate each word problem.
8. Arturo purchased a package of 50 blank CDs. After he used x CDs, he had x less than 50 CDs
remaining. How many CDs did he have left after using 31 CDs?
9. At the grocery store, Henry bought c pounds of cashews for $4.99 per pound. If he buys 2 pounds,
how much will they cost?
1. a number x divided by 7 2. the sum of 10 and a number n
______________________________ ___________________________
3. a number b decreased by 14 4. the product of a number x and 8
______________________________ ___________________________
5. 12 times the difference of a number r and 7 6. 11 minus the product of 5 and a number k
__________________________________ ___________________________________
7. a. Grace wants to divide the job of writing x invitations to the party equally among 4 committee
members. Write an expression to determine the number of invitations she will have each committee
member write.
b. If Grace has 220 invitations for the committee members to write, how many will she have each
member write?
Write an algebraic expression and use it to evaluate each word problem.
8. Arturo purchased a package of 50 blank CDs. After he used x CDs, he had x less than 50 CDs
remaining. How many CDs did he have left after using 31 CDs?
9. At the grocery store, Henry bought c pounds of cashews for $4.99 per pound. If he buys 2 pounds,
how much will they cost?