Question 1

Which expression is represented by the phrase "the square of $y$ decreased by the quotient of $28$ and $7$"?

Accepted Answer

$y^2-\frac{28}{7}$

Answer

$\frac{28}{7}-y^2$

Answer

$\frac{28}{7-y^2}$

Answer

$\frac{28}{y^2-7}$

Question 2

Zelma buys $p$ pounds of bananas for $40$ cents per pound. She pays the clerk with a twenty-dollar bill. The clerk subtracts the total cost of the bananas from the twenty-dollar bill to determine the amount of change to give Zelma.

Which expression represents the amount of change Zelma should receive?

Accepted Answer

$20-0.40p$

Answer

$p-20$

Answer

$0.40p-20$

Answer

$20-40p$

Question 3

Which phrase is a description of $2m + 7?$

Accepted Answer

$7$ more than $2$ times $m$

Answer

$7$ times the sum of $2$ and $m$

Answer

$2$ times the sum of $7$ and $m$

Answer

$2$ more than $7$ times $m$

Question 4

Which expression is equivalent to the phrase shown below?

the quotient of the sum of $2t$ and $2,$ and twice the cube of $s$

Accepted Answer

$\frac{2t+2}{2s^3}$

Answer

$\frac{2t+2}{3s^2}$

Answer

$2t+\frac{2}{3s^2}$

Answer

$2t+\frac{2}{2s^3}$

Question 5

Which expression represents the phrase below?

$3$ fewer than a number, $p$

Accepted Answer

$p-3$

Answer

$3\div p$

Answer

$p\div3$

Answer

$3-p$

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