Adaptation of: Why did the cow keep jumping over the barrel? Reading and Writing Algebraic Expressions MCC6.EE.2

Set A

3 times a number

3𝑥

3 more than a number

𝑥 + 3

3 decreased by a number

3 – 𝑥

3 less than a number

𝑥 – 3

one third of a number

1 3 𝑥 or 𝑥 3

8 more than 3 times a number

3𝑥 + 8

8 less than 3 times a number

3𝑥 – 8

Set B

7 less than 4 times a number

4𝑥 – 7

7 decreased by 4 times a number

7 – 4𝑥

9 less than twice a number

2𝑥 – 9

9 decreased by twice a number

9 – 2𝑥

9 less than half a number

𝑥 2 – 9

7 times a number, increased by 4

7𝑥 + 4

7 times a number, increased by 4 times the number

7𝑥 + 4𝑥

Set C

5 times a number, increased by 8

5𝑥 + 8

5 times the sum of a number and 8

5(𝑥 + 8)

5 more than 8 times a number

8𝑥 + 5

8 times the sum of a number and 5

8(𝑥 + 5)

Twice the sum of 5 times a number and 8

2(5𝑥 + 8)

2 more than 5 eighths of a number

5 8 𝑥 + 2

8 times the sum of twice a number and 5

8(2𝑥 + 5)

Set D

9 meters higher than altitude x

𝑥 + 9

15 meters per second slower than speed x

𝑥 – 15

15°C hotter than temperature x

𝑥 + 15

9 meters shorter than twice length x

2𝑥 – 9

9 years older than twice age x

2𝑥 + 9

$9 cheaper than 4 times price x

4𝑥 – 9

9 centimeters less than three fourths of length x

3 4 𝑥 – 9