Exercise 1: Directions: Translate the following word phrases/ sentences into algebraic
expressions/ equations.
Example: Eighteen less than half a number.
Answer: 1
2
n – 18 or
2
- 18
1. Five more than x equals 25.
2. half of k
3. Four times a number is fifty.
4. five times n decreased by twenty-five
5. twice the difference between ninety and q