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Directions: Answer these questions pertaining to algebraic expressions. Check each answer when finished.

1.
Which value in the expression 8x - 12 is referred to as a coefficient?
pp3
Choose:
  12 8 x 8x



2.
How many terms are contained in the expression:
3x2 + 6x - 15 ?
pp1
Choose:
  5 2 3 4



3.
Which term in the expression 3x + 2xy + 4 is referred to as a constant?
pp5
Choose:
  3x + 2xy 2xy 3x 4



4.
When translated into symbols, "five times, a number decreased by three" is which choice?
pp2
Choose:
  5n - 3 3n - 5 3(n - 5) 5(n - 3)



5.
Which algebraic expression represents 12 less than x multiplied by 8 ?
goodgirl
Choose:
  8x - 12 12x - 8 12 - 8x 8 - 12x



6.
The width, w, of a rectangular patio is 5 less than its length, l. Which expression represents the perimeter of the patio, in terms of l ?
goodguy
Choose:
  2w + 2l l ( l - 5 ) 4l - 10 2w + 2l - 10



7.
Darcy knows that her father' s age is 2 more than three times her age. If x represents Darcy's age, which expression represents her father's age?
girlcute
Choose:
  2x + 3 3(x + 2) 3x + 2 2(x + 3)



8.
If 2n + 1 represents an odd integer, which choice represents the next larger odd integer?
greenguy
Choose:
  2n + 2 2n + 4 2n - 1 2n + 3



9.
A baseball team played n games, losing three of them and winning the rest. Which choice represents the ratio of the games won to the games lost?
BASEBALL
Choose:
  b1 b2 b3 b4



10.
During a picnic, Jamal uses two pitchers to bring soda to the picnickers. The larger pitcher holds x quarts of soda and the smaller pitcher holds y quarts of soda. The larger pitcher is refilled a times and the smaller pitcher is refilled b times during the picnic.
pitchers
Find which expression represents which statement.
a. The sum of the number of quarts of soda held by the two pitchers.
Choose: a + b x + y ax + by 2(x + y)

b. The number of times the pitchers were refilled.
Choose: a + b x + y ax + by 2(x + y)

c. The total number of quarts of soda used for the picnic.
Choose: a + b x + y ax + by 2(x + y)

d. The number of pints of soda held by the two pitchers.
Choose: a + b x + y ax + by 2(x + y)
   

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