Translating Word Expressions

Name Date Period

as necessary .

Translate

each expression

into an algebraic

expression,

using parentheses

The product of nine and r, decreased by t

9 Jt.I -..*;..

2. The sum of m and ten multiplied

by 4

3. The sum of a and b, divided by c

4. The number x subtracted

from the product of yand z

5. The product of four times the difference

of a and b

6. The sum of five and x, divided by y

7.

The

number

csubtracted

from

the product

of rand

8. Three times the difference

of p and q

9. The number a times the difference

between

b and c

10.

The product

of z and the difference

between

7 and a

11.

Six more than the product of r and t

12. The number seven, divided by the sum of pand

13. Three times the difference

between

5x and y

14. The number five divided by the sum of c and d

15. The product of m and n increased

by eight

16. The number a multiplied

by the sum of 7 and x ",-JSl-J~S '~M""",WO"&,,~,.",

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Problem Solvlng With Equations

Name
Date Period

Write an equation and solve. 1. Four times a number equals 28. Find the number.
.l,l ..-x.) = .2. i ~ 2. Six times a number equals -36. Find the number. =- 7

3. One-half of a number is seventeen. Find the number.

4. Two-thirds of a number is -12.

Find the number.

5. Seven

times a number

equals

-77.

Find the number.

6. Eight times a number

is 44. Find the number.

7."Jerry is twice as old as Mary. If Jerry is twelve years old, how old is Mary?

8. John is four times as old as his son. If John is 44 years old, how old is his son?

9. The length of a rectangle

is four times the width.

If the length

is 20 inches,

what is the width?

10. The length of a rectangle

is six times the width.

If the length

is 18 inches,

what i$ the width?

11. Two-thirds of the students in the class?

in class are male. If 18 of the students

are male, how many students

are

12. Three-fourths many students

of the student are there

body attended

the pep rally. If there were 1230 at the pep rally, how

in all?

13.

If-

5
8

yard

of

fabric

costs

$3.75,

what

does

one

yard

cost?

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Problem Solving With Equations

Name Date Period

Show

a complete

solution

for each problem.

1. Separate 126 into two parts so that one part is 16 more than the other part. Find each part. -1. ~ ~p.., l;.; 1t...(-w.+I~)= 101.10 ~+I(Q = ~ ~ ~+-Ir. ~ (.1,.(. ~"X.: ((0 ~+1(.=71 -w.-S"s 2. Separate 185 into two parts so that one part is 31 more than the other part. Find each part.

3. Separate 46 into two parts so that one part is one more than twice as much as the first part. Find each part.

4. Separate

77 into two parts so that one part is 41ess than twice as much as the other. Find each part.

5. A board 76 inches long is to be cut into two parts so that one part is 5 inches less than twice as long as the other part. Find the length of each part.

6. A board 109 cm long is to be cut into two pieces so that the longer part is 10 cm more than twice as long as the shorter part. Find the length of each part.

7. Rhonda worked three more than twice as many hours as Ron did. How many hours did each work if together they worked 57 hours?

8. Jim worked five less than twice as many hours as Jane did. How many together they worked 97 hours?

hours did each work if

9. The sum of the ages of Jerry and his father is 64 years. The difference old is each?

in their ages is 32 years. How

10. The sum of the ages of Ruth and her mother is 77 years. The difference How old is each?

in their ages is 27 years.

11. The sum of $224 was divided among 3 people so that the second person received $1 less than twice as much as the first, and the third received $11 more than the second. How much did each person receive?

12. The sum of $127 was divided among 3 people so that the second received $5 less than twice as much as the first, and the third received $2 more than the second. How much did each person receive?
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Problem Solving with Equation~

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1:55, 71 2. 77, 108 3.15, 31 4. 2i, 50 5.27 in., 49 in. 6.33 cm, 76 cm 7. 18 h, 39 h 8.34 h, 63 h 9. 16 years, 48 years 10. 25 years, 52 years 11. $43, $85, $96 12. $27, $49, $51

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Consecutive Integer Problems Name Date
Sh9w a complete solution for each problem. integers is 105. Find the integers. ~ .,. ( ~+/) + ( ~ +.:2..): IOS 311. + 3 & IO~ 3 x = IOoz.. Y..:. 3integers is -129. Find the integers. Period

1. The sum of three consecutive -t.:~ : ~ ~ 4- I ~ ~ -~-"'---~~~~~: ~.1--.:-~ 2. The sum of three consecutive

~+I=

3S

~+..1.=3"'

3. The sum of four consecutive integers is -334.

Find the integers.

4. The sum of four consecutive

integers

is 262. Find the integers.

5. The sum of three consecutive

integers

is 33 more than the least of the integers.

Find the integers.

6. The sum of three consecutive

integers is 4 ?less than the least of the integers.

Find the integers.

7.

The

sum

of three

consecutive

even

integers

is 138.

Find

the

integers.

8. The sum of three consecutive

even integers

is ~312.

Find the integers.

9. The sum of three consecutive odd integers is -219.

Find the integers.

10. The sum of three consecutive odd integers is 285. Find the integers.

11. The sum of four consecutive

even integers is the same as the least of the integers.

Find the integers.

12. The sum of four consecutive

odd integers

is 0. Find the integers.

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