Practice: Translating Words to Algebra

Turn these everyday phrases into the language of algebra. Use 'x' for the unknown number.

Part 1: Expressions

  1. The sum of x and 12: _________________
  2. The difference between 20 and x: _________________
  3. The product of 7 and x: _________________
  4. A number x divided by 10: _________________
  5. 8 more than x: _________________
  6. 15 less than x: _________________

Part 2: Equations

  1. A number x increased by 5 is 18: _________________
  2. When a number x is doubled, the result is 24: _________________
  3. If you subtract 9 from x, you get 7: _________________
  4. A number x shared among 5 people is 6: _________________

Challenge: Two-Step Translations

  1. 3 more than twice a number x: _________________
  2. 5 less than a number x divided by 2: _________________
  3. When you multiply x by 4 and add 1, the answer is 21: _________________