Knowledge check
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| Course: | GKT101: General Knowledge for Teachers – Math |
| Book: | Knowledge check |
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| Date: | Sunday, 27 April 2025, 6:36 PM |
Description
Complete these exercises and check your answers.
Translate English Phrases into Algebraic Expressions
In the following exercises, translate the given word phrase into an algebraic expression.
117. The sum of 
and 
119. The difference of 
and 
121.The product of and 
123.The quotient of 
and
125.The difference of 
and 
127. The product of 
and 
129. The sum of 
and 
131. The quotient of and 
133. Eight times the difference of and nine
135. Five times the sum of and
In the following exercises, write an algebraic expression.
137. Adele bought a skirt and a blouse. The skirt cost 
more than the blouse. Let 
represent the cost of the blouse. Write an expression for the cost of the skirt.
139. The number of girls in a second-grade class is less than the number of boys. Let represent the number of boys. Write an expression for the number of girls.
141. Greg has nickels and pennies in his pocket. The number of pennies is seven less than twice the number of nickels. Let 
represent the number of nickels. Write an expression for the number of pennies.
Source: Rice University, https://openstax.org/books/prealgebra-2e/pages/2-2-evaluate-simplify-and-translate-expressions
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Answers
117. 
119. 
121. 
123. 
125. 
127. 
129. 
131. 
133. 
135. 
137. 
139. 
141. 