Chapter 1.

Variables and Expressions

I. Indicate with math symbols what operations are being described by the given word(s).
( Use , -, x, or  symbols. )

1. sum _____ 2. product _______ 3. decreased by ______

4. quotient _______ 5. increased by _____ 6. difference _________

7. more than ______ 8. less than _______ 9. twice something ______

II. Write a verbal expression for the algebraic expression.

10. ab 11. x + 7

12. 2x 13. m3

14. x – 6 15. 8y2

x
16. 17. ½ (x + y)
y

18. 3x – 4 19. 5(a – b)

III. Write an algebraic expression to the given verbal expression.

20. eight less than a number 21. a number increased by seven

22. the quotient of m and n 23. a number squared

24. nine times a number 25. a number decreased by three

26. seven more than the cube of a number 27. one-half the product of x and y

28. the product of twice a and b 29. twice the product of a and b

30. two less than five times a number 31. twice a number increased by three times the number

32. the sum of 3 times a and b 33. three times the sum of a and b

34. the cube of a plus b 35. the cube of the sum of a and b
Match Column I with Column II in the following:

Column I Column II
1. The difference of 3 and a number squared (a) 4 – 2x

2. 5 less than twice a number squared (b) n2 – 3

3. Five minus twice the square of a number (c) 2n2 – 5

4. Four minus a number multiplied by 2 (d) 5 – 2n2

5. Seven times the sum of a number and 1 (e) 3 – n2

6. A number squared plus 6 (f) 2 (n + 6)

7. 2 times the sum of a number and 6 (g) 7 (n + 1)

8. Three less than the square of a number (h) n2 + 6