1.   Which phrase does not indicate subtraction?
    A. the difference of B. less than
    C. the ratio of D. decreased by
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  2.   Write a verbal expression for the algebraic expression 24 - (15 ÷ z).
    A. 24 less than 15 divided by z B. the quotient of 15 and z subtracted from 24
    C. the product of 15 and z subtracted from 24 D. the quotient of 15 and z decreased by 24
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  3.   Write a sentence for the equation 11 + = 16.
    A. The quotient of x and 2 decreased by 11 is equivalent to 16. B. The product of x and 2 increased by 11 is equivalent to 16.
    C. The product of eleven and x divided by 2 is equal to 16. D. Eleven added to x divided by 2 is equal to 16.
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  4.   Write a verbal expression for 7n + 12 – 3.
    A. three plus seven times a number times twelve plus eight B. three times a number plus seven minus twelve
    C. seven times a number plus twelve minus three D. seven times three plus a number minus twelve
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  5.   Write a sentence for 29m – 3n = 4 ÷ m
    A. Twenty-nine times a number minus three times that number equals four times the number. B. Four divided by a number equals twenty-nine times the number minus three times the number.
    C. Twenty-nine times a number minus three times another number equals four divided by the first number. D. Four divided by twenty-nine times a number equals three times another number minus the first number.
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