1.   Write a verbal expression for 2x + y2.
    A. The sum of 2 times x and y squared.
    B. The sum of x and y squared.
    C. The sum of 2 times x and y.
    D. The difference of 2 times xand y squared.
    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.   What expression describes the total bill, b, divided equally by 4 people?
    A. 4b B. b + 4
    C. D. b – 4
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  4.   Translate the phrase the sum of five and two times a number into a variable expression.
    A. 5 + 2n B. 2(n + 5)
    C. 5n + 2 D. 5(2 + n)
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  5.   Translate the phrase the sum of negative four times a number and eighteen into a variable expression.
    A. -4y + 18 B. -4(y + 18)
    C. -4 + 18y D. -14(y + 18)
    Hint



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