Translating Verbal Expressions
Justin earned 7 extra credit points. Pamela earned p fewer extra credit points than Justin.
p - 7
A number b divided by thirty-six
b/36
Ms. Jones put p pencils in each of her 20 students' desks. Write an expression that shows how many pencils she put in the desks.
20p
a number v to the power of 4
v4
x + 56
an answer that contains words that indicate addition
Maria read 9 books over summer vacation. Jim read b more books than Maria. Write an expression that shows how many books Jim read.
9 + b
sixty-six subtracted from a number p
p - 66
A store clerk put v cans of vegetable soup on each of the 24 shelves. Write an expression that shows how many cans of soup the clerk stocked the shelves with.
24v
the quotient of a number t and thirty-seven
t / 37
98 - x
any written expression that indicates subtraction
Ms. Clark's class has r right-handed students and 18 left-handed students. Write an expression that shows how many students are in the class.
18 + r
a number n plus forty-nine
n + 49
Donald has p peppermints. He wants to share them equally with his 5 friends. Write an expression that shows how many peppermints each friend gets.
p / 12
the product of a number z and eighty-four
84z
34x
the product of 34 and a number x
There are y yellow dogs out of a total of 12 dogs at obedience class. Write an expression that shows the number of dogs that are not yellow.
12 - y
a number x decreased by eighty-five
x - 85
Kim is making b bracelets for her friends. Each bracelet has 34 beads. Write an expression to show how many beads are needed for the 34 bracelets.
34b
the sum of forty-five and a number r
45 + r
y / 8
a number y divided by 8
Mr. Kelly bought some notebooks for his students, and g were green and 12 were red. Choose the expression that shows how many notebooks Mr. Kelly bought in all.
g + 12
the difference between a number f and two
f - 2
The public library has x shelves in their non-fiction section. 124 non fiction books need to be put on shelves. Write an expression to show how many books will be on each shelf if they are divided equally.
124/x
twenty-nine to the wth power
29w
x3
a number x cubed
a number x to the third power