1.   Write a verbal expression for the algebraic expression (2 - y) × 6.
    A. the difference, y less than two, times six
    B. six times y minus two
    C. two times six minus y
    D. two minus y times six
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  2.   Write a verbal expression for 2x + y2.
    A. The sum of x and y squared.
    B. The sum of 2 times x and y squared.
    C. The difference of 2 times xand y squared.
    D. The sum of 2 times x and y.
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  3.   Write a simplified expression to represent 5 times the sum of x and 3 increased by 10.
    A. 35x B. 5x + 13
    C. 18x D. 5x + 25
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  4.   Translate the phrase one-fourth less than a number times 4 into a variable expression.
    A. - a B. - 4b
    C. - 4 D. 4a -
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  5.   Translate the phrase the sum of negative four times a number and eighteen into a variable expression.
    A. -14(y + 18) B. -4 + 18y
    C. -4(y + 18) D. -4y + 18
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