Translating Verbal Expressions

A coefficient is best defined as:

• The number that stands by itself
• A letter that represents a missing number
• A number being multiplied by a variable
• The number after the variable

"Combined" represents what operation?

• Subtraction
• Addition
• Multiplication
• Division

"Subtracted from" and "less than" are terms that mean you need to "turn around" or "flip"  the terms around.

• True
• False

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57 more than 3 times Kate's score
Use the variable g to represent Kate's score.

• 57g + 3
• 3g - 57
• 3g + 57
• 57 + 3g

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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

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the difference if 3 times a number and 7

• 3(7 - n)
• 3n - 7
• 3n + 7 
• 3 / 7n

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the quotient of 4 and a number increased by 10.

• 4 - n + 10
• 4n - 10
• 4/(n + 10)
• 4 / n + 10

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14 subtracted from the quantity 6 times k 

• 6 - 14k
• 6k - 14
• 14k - 6
• 14 - 6k

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the difference of 100 and the sum of 6 and w 

• 100 - 6 + w 
• 100 / (6 + w)
• 100  - (6 + w)
• 100 / 6 + w 

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4 divided by the sum of a number and 12

• 4 / n + 12
• 4 / 12n
• 4 / (n + 12) 
• (4 / n) + 12