EXERCISE 221: Multiple Choice:
Direction: Read each item carefully and write the letter that corresponds to your answer on the space provided before the number.
1. Translate 9m + 5 into a verbal phrase.
A. the product of 9 and a number m decreased by 5
B. 5 more than the product of 9 and m
C. nine times the sum of m and 5
D. the sum of 9 and a number m
2. Translate 7 - 3y into a verbal phrase.
A. the difference of 7 and thrice a number y
B. the product of 7 and thrice a number y
C. 7 more than the product of 3 and y
D. 3 decreased by the product of 7 and y
3. Translate verbal phrase " eight subtracted from twice a number x" into mathematical phrases.
A. 8x - 2
B. 8(x-2)
C. 2x - 8
D. 2(x-8)

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