Elementary and Intermediate Algebra

Mark Dugopolski, Southeastern Louisiana University

Linear Equations in One Variable

Translating Verbal Expressions into Algebraic Expressions

Warm-Ups


1	For any value of x, the numbers x and x + 6 differ by 6.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


2	For any value of a, a and 10 - a have a sum of 10.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


3	If Jack ran at x miles per hour for 3 hours, he ran 3x miles.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


4	If Jill ran at x miles per hour for 10 miles, she ran for 10x hours.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


5	If the realtor gets 6% of the selling price and the house sells for x dollars, the owner gets x - 0.06x dollars.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


6	If the owner got $50,000 and the realtor got 10% of the selling price, the house sold for $55,000.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


7	Three consecutive odd integers can be represented by x, x + 1, and x + 3.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


8	The value in cents of n nickels and d dimes is 0.05n + 0.10d.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


9	If the sales tax rate is 5% and x represents the price of the goods purchased, then the total bill is 1.05x.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


10	If the length of a rectangle is 4 feet more than the width w, then the perimeter is w + (w + 4) feet.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE

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