Translate Each Verbal Phrase Into a Number Sentence

Writing Equivalent Expressions (Summative)

Name:______Date:______Translate each verbal phrase into a number sentence.

1. Three less the product of seven and a number h.

2. Three times the quantity ten minus r.

3. Stan and Marsha each earn an hourly wage of $10 per hour. This week, Marsha received an additional bonus of $50. They both worked the same number of hours. The following expression represents the weekly wages they earned altogether:

h ($10) + h ($10) + $50

a) Explain what each of the following represents in this situation: h ($10):

+ h($10):

b) h($20) + $50 also represents the wages they earned altogether. Explain what each of the following represents in this situation. h($20):

+ $50 4. The temperature in Iceland increases 2 degrees in the morning but then falls 7 degrees by midnight for the next 5 days. Write two equivalent expressions to determine the temperature at the end of the 5 days (midnight).

5. The length of one side of a square is 12 + x.

a. Using only addition, write an expression to find the perimeter of the square.

b. Using multiplication and addition, write an expression to find the perimeter of the square.

6. Juan says the two expressions 6(4a – 4) + 6a and 10a – 24 are equivalent. Is he correct? Explain why or why not.