Grade 8 Algebra: Writing Algebraic Expressions from Words

Name: ______________________Date: ____________Score: ____ / 6

Level 3

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:
$\text{the}$ $\text{product}$ $\text{of}$ $\text{3}$ $\text{and}$ $\text{a}$ $\text{number,}$ $\text{decreased}$ $\text{by}$ $\text{the}$ $\text{square}$ $\text{of}$ $\text{the}$ $\text{number}$