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1. George had 5 apples. His mother gave him a few more apples to share with his friends. Write an expression to represent the total number of apples George has.
Ans: 5 + n

2. four times as much as a number k
Ans: 4k

3. Michelle writes 15 pages in her journal each week, plus an extra 5 pages on her birthday. Michelle’s birthday was this week. Write an expression to show how many pages Michelle has written for any week this year.
Ans: 15w + 5

4. the product of 8 and the difference of a number and 12
Ans: 8(n-12)

5. the quotient of 80 and 4 squared.
Ans: (80/2)^2

6. 10 less than a number
Ans: n - 10

7. the product of a number g and 8
Ans: 8g

8. half the sum of 5 and a number b
Ans: (5 + b)/2

9. Marion is 3 years more than 5 times as old as Paula. Write and expression that would represent the phrase.
Ans: 3 + 5x?

10. Bianca puts $10 in a savings account each month and an extra $20 when she receives money for her birthday. If her birthday was this week, write and expression that represents the amount she has saved this year.
Ans: 10w + 20

4 answers

#5 has a typo, but is correct in principle.

The rest are ok, though I wonder why you used "w" to represent the # months in #10. If you used w for weeks, then you are wrong.
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number 1 the answar is 5
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