Writing & Simplifying Practice

Translating Pt 1

100

Translate the following into algebra: The sum of 9 and a number is twelve.

n + 9 = 12

200

Translate the following into algebra: The quotient of a number and five is less than eight.

n/5 < 8

300

Translate the following into algebra: The product of a number and 6 is greater than or equal to eleven.

6n > 11

400

Translate the following into algebra: The difference of 9 and the product of two and a number is six.

9 - 2n = 6

500

The difference of eight and a number is at least fifteen.

8 - n > 15

Translating Pt 2

100

Translate the following into algebra: The product of seven and a number is -35.

7n = -35

200

Translate the following into algebra: The sum of a number and ten is greater than fourteen.

n + 10 > 14

300

Seven less than a number is six.

n - 7 = 6

400

The product of five and a number increased by eighteen is twenty.

5(n+18)=20

500

Translate the following into algebra: Nine less than a number is no more than 52.

n - 9 < 52

Simplifying Expressions Pt 1

100

Simplify

6x + 2y - 4x - y

2x + y

200

Expand and simplify

5(3x - 7y + 1)

15x - 35y + 5

300

Expand and simplify

15 + 3(2x - 1) + 4x

12 + 10x

400

Expand and simplify

3a(a + 7) - 5a + 8

3a² + 16a + 8

500

Expand and Simplify

(x + 2)(x + 1) + (x + 3)(x + 2)

2x² + 8x + 8

Simplifying Expressions Pt 2

100

Simplify

17a + 2 - 3b + 11 + 5b + a

18a + 13 - 2b

200

Expand and simplify

-6(5x + 2)

-30x - 12

300

Expand and simplify

14 - 2(4x - 5) + 10x

2x + 24

400

Expand and simplify

10 + 3x(8 + 2x) -7

6x² + 24x + 3

500

17 - 2(9x - 1) + 3(2x - 4)

7 - 12x

Random Trivia

100

How many sides does a 50c coin have 

12

200

What does it mean if a plant is a "perennial?"

It grows back every year.

300

In the Lego Movie, what was "The Kragle" in real life?

Krazy Glue

400

What ships did the Vikings sail in?

Longboats

500

What is at the center of the Milky Way galaxy?

a black hole