1.   Write an algebraic expression for one-half of a number x subtracted from fifty.
    A. 2x - 50 B. 50 - 2x
    C. D.
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  2.   Write a verbal expression for 2x + y2.
    A. The sum of 2 times x and y.
    B. The sum of x and y squared.
    C. The sum of 2 times x and y squared.
    D. The difference of 2 times xand y squared.
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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 + 25
    C. 5x + 13 D. 18x
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  4.   What expression describes the total bill, b, divided equally by 4 people?
    A. b + 4 B. 4b
    C. D. b – 4
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  5.   Translate the phrase one-fourth less than a number times 4 into a variable expression.
    A. - 4b B. - 4
    C. 4a - D. - a
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