1.   Which phrase does not indicate subtraction?
    A. less than B. the difference of
    C. decreased by D. the ratio of
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  2.   Write an algebraic expression for the verbal expression ''five more than the product of z and 10.''
    A. 10z + 5 B. 5 + (z ÷ 10)
    C. 5z + 10 D. 5 + (10 ÷ z)
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  3.   Write a verbal expression for the algebraic expression 24 - (15 ÷ z).
    A. the quotient of 15 and z subtracted from 24 B. 24 less than 15 divided by z
    C. the quotient of 15 and z decreased by 24 D. the product of 15 and z subtracted from 24
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  4.   Write a sentence for the equation 11 + = 16.
    A. The product of eleven and x divided by 2 is equal to 16. B. The quotient of x and 2 decreased by 11 is equivalent to 16.
    C. The product of x and 2 increased by 11 is equivalent to 16. D. Eleven added to x divided by 2 is equal to 16.
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  5.   Write a sentence for 29m – 3n = 4 ÷ m
    A. Twenty-nine times a number minus three times another number equals four divided by the first number. B. Four divided by twenty-nine times a number equals three times another number minus the first number.
    C. Twenty-nine times a number minus three times that number equals four times the number. D. Four divided by a number equals twenty-nine times the number minus three times the number.
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