Writing algebraic expressions

a number added to 19

• 19-n
• 19+n
• 19/n
• 19n

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

Subtract a number from 10

• n-10
• 10+n
• 10/n
• 10-n

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

a number decreased by 12

• 12-n
• 12+n-5
• n-12
• 12n

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

add 6 to a number

• 6+n
• 6/n
• 6-n
• 2n+6

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

4 less than a number 

• 4/n
• 4+n
• n/4
• n-4

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

Nate has 6 fewer CDs than Emily.  If c represents the number of CDs Emily has, which expression tells how many CDs Nate has?

• 6-c
• 6+c
• c-6
• c+6

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CCSS.6.EE.B.6

9 fewer than the total number of people

• t × 9
• 9/t
• t - 9
• 9 + t

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

Jamal helped his grandmother plant her vegetable garden. He planted 3 rows of zucchini seeds and 4 rows of yellow squash seeds. Each row had s seeds. Which expression represents how many seeds Jamal planted in all?

• 3s + 4s

• 3s + 4

• 4s + 3

• 34s

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CCSS.HSA-SSE.A.1A

If p represents the points Kia scored in a game, which expression shows how she tripled her point total?

• $3p$

• $3\ -\ p$

• $3\ +\ p$

• $\frac{p}{3}$

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CCSS.6.EE.B.6

If c represents the cookies the Joe bought, which expression shows how much he split between himself and 3 siblings?

• $\frac{c}{4}$

• $4c$

• $c\ +\ 4$

• $c\ -\ 4$

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CCSS.HSA-SSE.A.1A