Writing Expressions 1
Write an expression for the product of 3 and w.
3w
The sum of 27 and a number n.
27 + n
Write n + 16 in words.
(use sum, difference, product, or quotient)
the sum of n and 16
What is the variable in the expression
2x + 4
x
q / 12
Sample answer:
The quotient of q and 12
Write an expression for w less than 15.
15 - w
q -13
4z (use sum, difference, product, or quotient)
the product of 4 and z
What is the constant in the expression
2x + 4
4
6b + 8
Sample Answer:
8 more than 6 times b
Write an expression for the difference of twice p and 9.
2p - 9
The sum of t and the product of 4 and x
t + 4x
d-6 (use sum, difference, product, or quotient)
the difference of d and 6
What is the coefficient in the expression
2x + 4
2
5k - 3
Sample answer:
3 less than the product of 5 and k
Twice the difference of 6 and x
2(6-x)
The quotient of a number and 4.
n/4
r/6 (use sum, difference, product, or quotient)
the quotient of r and 6
What are the terms in the expression
2x + 4
2x and 4
2/3 x
Sample answer:
A number multiplied by two thirds
Write an expression for the difference of r and 8 times 9.
9(r - 8)
or
(r - 8) * 9
The cost of p photocopies if each one costs $0.15
.15p
6r-5
the difference of 6 times r and 5
What is the difference between an expression and an equation?
the = sign
20x - 5x
Sampke answer:
The difference of twenty times a number and 5 times a number