Writing Algebraic Expressions — Examples & Practice
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Problems 22
- Let xxx be the answer to this problem. For what real number aaa is the answer to this problem also a−xa-xa−x? Source: 2012−20132012-20132012−2013 Winter Online Math Open
- Which expression is an English to Algebra translation of "the product of a number, nnn, and the quantity consisting of one less than that number"?
- Which expression is equivalent to "the square of a quantity that is 888 less than a number cubed"?
- Find the expression representing "the quotient of 101010 and a number."
- Find the expression representing "the product of a number and 161616."
- Find the expression representing "the sum of some number and three times another number."
- Find the expression representing "four less than the sum of two different numbers."
- Find the expression representing "the difference of a number and eight, divided by 111111."
- Write the expression to calculate how many eyes would be present if you herded some number of sheep (222 eyes each) with the help of 444 cyclops (111 eye each).
- What expression could mean: "Adding one unknown number to another unknown number"?
- 121212 people are paying for dinner. If 555 people are paying one amount, 666 people are paying another amount, and one person is paying a third amount, what expression most acc…
- What expression could mean: "Some number raised to the power of 222, plus 444"
- What expression could mean "The square root of the sum of a number and 9,9,9, all divided by 3?3?3?"
- Suppose a recipe called for "one half of a cup of flour, three quarters of a cup of sugar, and one egg". How could you represent this mixture with mathematical symbols? Use fff,…
- Find the expression representing six times the sum of one plus a number.
- Write the equation that represents: "The quotient of a number and that number plus one equals eight."
- Write an equation that represents: Tom had thirty-four pieces of candy after Halloween. He gave his friend Lucy some number of his candy. Now Tom has sixteen pieces of candy left.
- Which of the following words can indicate addition?
- Write an expression that represents: Six less than four.
- Mereli has a postcard she wants to send her friend. Sadly, the height, hhh, is too small so she doubles it. But this also turned out to be too small so she doubled it again. Onc…
- If you wanted to find how many times a number goes into 161616, what would you write?
- How would you write the expression, "A certain amount more than a number."