Match the algebraic expression on the left with the phrase that means the same thing.

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1. ______ 8x - 5       A. eight less than the difference of 5 and x
2. ______ 8x + 5 B. five more than the product of eight and x
3. ______ 5x - 8 C. five less than the product of eight and x
4. ______ (5 - x) - 8 D. eight less than the product of 5 and x

5. ______ 3y + 9 A. three less than the product of 9 and y
6. ______ 9 - 3y B.

the product of 3 and y increased by 9

7. ______ 9y - 3 C. the product of 9 and y increased by 3
8. ______ 9y + 3 D. nine decreased by the product of three and y

9.    _____ 2n + 6 A. six times the difference of n and 2
10.  _____ 6(2 + n) B. two less than the product of 6 and a number
11.  _____ 6n - 2 C. the product of six and the sum of 2 and n
12.  _____ 6(n - 2) D. six more than twice a number n

13.  _____ 2(x - 10) A. twice the difference of and 10
14.  _____ 2x - 10 B. ten less than the product of 2 and x
15.  _____ 2x + 10 C. the product off two and x increased by ten
16.  _____ x(10 - 2) D. x times the difference often and two

17.  _____ 7(y + 4) A. seven more than the product of 4 and y
18.  _____ 4y + 7 B. four times the sum of and 7
19.  _____ 4(y + 7) C. four more than the product of 7 and y
20.  _____ 7y + 4 D. the sum of y and four times 7

21.  _____ x + 7 = 10 A. seven less than 10 is x
22. _____ 10 - 7 = x B. the sum of 10  and 7 is x
23.  _____ x - 7 = 10 C. the sum of seven and x is 10
24.  _____ 10 + 7 = x D. the difference between seven and x is 10

25.  _____ 16y = 32 A. sixteen less than thirty-two is y
26.  _____ y(32 - 16) = 32 B. the quotient of thirty-two and y is sixteen
27.  _____ 32 - 16= y C. the product of sixteen and y is thirty-two
28.  _____ 32/y = 16 D. y times the difference of 32 and 16 is thirty-two

29.  _____ 2x + 4 = 8 A. twice the sum of x and 4 is eight
30.  _____ 2(x + 4) = 8 B. two more than the product of 4 and x is eight
31.  _____ 4x - 8 = 2 C. eight less than the product of 4 and x is two
32.  _____ 4x + 2 = 8 D. four more than the product of 2 and x is eight

33.  _____ 3n - 5 = 7 A. three times the difference of n and five is seven
34.  _____ 3(n - 5) = 7 B. five less than the product of 3 and n is seven
35.  _____ 3n + 5 = 17 C. the product of 3 and ni decreased by seven is five
36.  _____ 3n - 7 = 5 D. five more than the product of three and n is seventeen

37.  _____ 4x - 2 = 10 A. four times a number x is two less than ten
38.  _____ 4x + 2 = 10 B. four times the difference of x and two is ten
39.  _____ 4x = 10 - 2 C. two less than four times a number x is ten
40.  _____ 4(x - 2)= 10 D. four times a number x increased by two is ten

 

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