1.   Write an algebraic expression for one-half of a number x subtracted from fifty.
    A. 50 - 2x B.
    C. 2x - 50 D.
    Hint

  2.   Write an algebraic expression for the verbal expression. the sum of 4 and one half of the number x
    A. 4 + ÷ x B. 4 + x
    C. 4 - ÷ x D. 4 - x
    Hint

  3.   Write a simplified expression to represent 5 times the sum of x and 3 increased by 10.
    A. 18x B. 5x + 13
    C. 35x D. 5x + 25
    Hint

  4.   Translate the phrase the sum of five and two times a number into a variable expression.
    A. 5n + 2 B. 5 + 2n
    C. 5(2 + n) D. 2(n + 5)
    Hint

  5.   Translate the phrase one-fourth less than a number times 4 into a variable expression.
    A. - 4b B. - 4
    C. 4a - D. - a
    Hint



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