Grade 8 Algebra: Writing Algebraic Expressions from Words

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Level 1

One operation

1. Write as an expression:
$\text{5}$ $\text{more}$ $\text{than}$ $\text{a}$ $\text{number}$ $n\text{}$
2. Write as an expression:
$\text{a}$ $\text{number}$ $x\text{}$ $\text{decreased}$ $\text{by}$ $\text{8}$
3. Write as an expression:
$\text{the}$ $\text{product}$ $\text{of}$ $\text{7}$ $\text{and}$ $y\text{}$
4. Write as an expression:
$\text{a}$ $\text{number}$ $m\text{}$ $\text{divided}$ $\text{by}$ $\text{4}$
5. Write as an expression:
$\text{twice}$ $\text{a}$ $\text{number}$ $k\text{}$
6. Write as an expression:
$\text{12}$ $\text{less}$ $\text{than}$ $\text{a}$ $\text{number}$ $p\text{}$

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Two operations

1. Write as an expression:
$\text{3}$ $\text{more}$ $\text{than}$ $\text{twice}$ $\text{a}$ $\text{number}$ $x\text{}$
2. Write as an expression:
$\text{the}$ $\text{quotient}$ $\text{of}$ $\text{a}$ $\text{number}$ $n\text{}$ $\text{and}$ $\text{6,}$ $\text{minus}$ $\text{1}$
3. Write as an expression:
$\text{4}$ $\text{times}$ $\text{the}$ $\text{sum}$ $\text{of}$ $b\text{}$ $\text{and}$ $\text{2}$
4. Write as an expression:
$\text{9}$ $\text{less}$ $\text{than}$ $\text{5}$ $\text{times}$ $\text{a}$ $\text{number}$ $y\text{}$
5. Write as an expression:
$\text{half}$ $\text{of}$ $\text{a}$ $\text{number}$ $m\text{,}$ $\text{plus}$ $\text{10}$
6. Write as an expression:
$\text{the}$ $\text{difference}$ $\text{of}$ $x\text{}$ $\text{and}$ $\text{3,}$ $\text{divided}$ $\text{by}$ $\text{2}$

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Exponents and word problems

1. Write as an expression:
$\text{the}$ $\text{square}$ $\text{of}$ $\text{a}$ $\text{number}$ $n\text{,}$ $\text{increased}$ $\text{by}$ $\text{7}$
2. Write as an expression:
$\text{the}$ $\text{sum}$ $\text{of}$ $\text{a}$ $\text{number}$ $\text{and}$ $\text{its}$ $\text{square}$
3. Write as an expression:
$\text{Sam}$ $\text{has}$ $d\text{}$ $\text{dollars.}$ $\text{Mia}$ $\text{has}$ $\text{6}$ $\text{dollars}$ $\text{less}$ $\text{than}$ $\text{3}$ $\text{times}$ $\text{Sam.}$ $\text{How}$ $\text{much}$ $\text{does}$ $\text{Mia}$ $\text{have?}$
4. Write as an expression:
$\text{A}$ $\text{phone}$ $\text{plan}$ $\text{costs}$ $\text{20}$ $\text{dollars}$ $\text{plus}$ $\text{0.10}$ $\text{dollars}$ $\text{per}$ $\text{text}$ $t\text{}$
5. Write as an expression:
$\text{the}$ $\text{perimeter}$ $\text{of}$ $\text{a}$ $\text{rectangle}$ $\text{with}$ $\text{length}$ $l\text{}$ $\text{and}$ $\text{width}$ $\text{4}$
6. Write as an expression:
$\text{the}$ $\text{product}$ $\text{of}$ $\text{3}$ $\text{and}$ $\text{a}$ $\text{number,}$ $\text{decreased}$ $\text{by}$ $\text{the}$ $\text{square}$ $\text{of}$ $\text{the}$ $\text{number}$