1.   Write an algebraic expression for b to the second divided by c to the fourth.
    A. b2c4 B. b2 + c4
    C. D.
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  2.   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.
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  3.   What expression describes the total bill, b, divided equally by 4 people?
    A. b + 4 B.
    C. 4b 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(2 + n) B. 2(n + 5)
    C. 5n + 2 D. 5 + 2n
    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
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