Translating Equations from Words

5 less than a number is 15.

• x - 5 = 15

• 5 - x = 15

• 15 - x = 5

Two more than 4 times a number is -18.

• 4x + 2 = -18

• 2x + 4 = -18

• 18 = 4x +2

Twice a number is 24.

• 2n = 24

• 2/n = 24

• 2 + n = 24

• 2 - n = 24

Translate: two times the sum of a number and five 

• 2 + y + 5

• 2y + 5 

• 2(y + 5)

• 2 - y + 5

Translate this phrase into an algebraic expression.
8 less than the product of 4 and a number
Use the variable m to represent the unknown number.

• 8 - 4m

• 8m - 4

• 8m + 4

• 4m - 8

Translate the sentence into an equation.
Seven subtracted from n is 18 

• n + 7 = 18

• 7 - n = 18

• n - 7 = 18

• n + 7 = 18n

How would you translate
x - 5 = 12 into words?

• x - 5 = 12

• The product of x and 5 is twelve

• x less than 5 is 12

• Five less than x is 12.

Twice the sum of a number and 5 is 22.
What is the number

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

Write an algebraic expression for:
three times a number plus 16

• 3(16)+n

• 16n+3

• 3n+16

m plus the product of 6 and n 

• m + 6n

• m - 6 + n

• 6m + n

• m + 6 + n