Name ________________________________ Date________________
Translate each phrase to an algebraic expression.
1. The sum of p and 15. ______________
2. Three-fourths of the population p. ______________
3. The difference of 9 and x. ______________
4. t added to 12. ______________
5. The ratio of s and 150. ______________
6. Sixty increased by m. ______________
7. 25 subtracted from d. ______________
8. 45 more than w. ______________
9. Twice the value q. ______________
10. Exceeds the amount c by 23. ______________
11. How many seconds in d minutes? ______________
12. A man sleeps x hours a day. How many hours does he sleep in a year? ______________
13. A secretary earns m dollars an hour. Express her salary per day, if she works an 8-hour day. ______________
14. A woman needs to buy 21 presents for her nephews. If she has already bought g presents, how many presents did she need to buy? ______________
15. If the ecology club collected p tons of garbage last week and added 6 more this week, how tons of garbage were collected? ______________
16. A group of w people took buses that held 50 people each. How many busses were needed to transport all of them? ______________