Name ____________________
Algebra I
Date _______
Unit 1 Day 2
Operation
and/or Symbol
Key Words
sum, plus, total,
more than,
increased by
difference, less
than, minus,
decreased by
times, product, of,
multiplied by
quotient, divided
by, divided into
is equal to,
the same as
is less than
fewer than
is less than or
equal to, at most,
no more than
is greater than,
more than
is greater than or
equal to, at least,
no less than
squared, to the
second power
cubed, to the third
power
Verbal Phrase
The sum of 2 and a number
A number n plus 7
The difference of a number
x and 6
A number y minus 5
12 times a number b
1
of a number x
3
The quotient of a number k
and 2
7 divided by the number x
The product of 5 and 2 is
the same as the quotient of
30 and 3
A number x is less than 5
The product of 3 and the
number j is less than or
equal to 21
A number m is more than 10
The product of 5 and the
number h is at least 15
r squared
The product of 2 and a
number n to the second
power
4 to the third power
w cubed
Algebraic Expression
Example
Translating Verbal Situations Practice
Translate each phrase into an expression, equation or inequality.
1) 12 times a number y.
2) Ten more than a number m.
3) A number e to the fourth power.
4) six is less than a number t
5) The difference of two and a number d.
6) The quotient of eighteen and a
number x.
7) Two times a number f plus ten is equal to thirty.
8) Nine less than eleven times a number q.
9) The sum of six and a number d is at least nineteen.
10) Thirteen decreased by four times a number p.
11) Fifteen increased by a number b is the same as 22.
12) Five times the sum of a number v and three.
13) Half the sum of the numbers s, t, and u.
14) A number y decreased by four times a number p.
15) Twelve divided by the sum of a number w and six.
16) The sum of a number r and six, divided by 2.
17) Nine less than twice a number g.
18) Three times the sum of a number d and a number f.
19) Fourteen increased by the product of three and a number g.
20) Five times a number p, increased by a number q.