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

2. Set A

3. 3 times a number

4. 3𝑥

5. 3 more than a number

6. 𝑥 + 3

7. 3 decreased by a number

8. 3 – 𝑥

9. 3 less than
a number

10. 𝑥 – 3

11. one third of a number

12. 1 3 𝑥 or 𝑥 3

13. 8 more than 3 times a number

14. 3𝑥 + 8

15. 8 less than 3 times a number

16. 3𝑥 – 8

17. Set B

18. 7 less than 4 times a number

19. 4𝑥 – 7

20. 7 decreased by 4 times a number

21. 7 – 4𝑥

22. 9 less than twice a number

23. 2𝑥 – 9

24. 9 decreased by twice a number

25. 9 – 2𝑥

26. 9 less than half a number

27. 𝑥 2 – 9

28. 7 times a number, increased by 4

29. 7𝑥 + 4

30. 7 times a number, increased by 4 times the number

31. 7𝑥 + 4𝑥

32. Set C

33. 5 times a number, increased by 8

34. 5𝑥 + 8

35. 5 times the sum of a number and 8

36. 5(𝑥 + 8)

37. 5 more than 8 times a number

38. 8𝑥 + 5

39. 8 times the sum of a number and 5

40. 8(𝑥 + 5)

41. Twice the sum of 5 times a number and 8

42. 2(5𝑥 + 8)

43. 2 more than 5 eighths of a number

44. 5 8 𝑥 + 2

45. 8 times the sum of twice a number and 5

46. 8(2𝑥 + 5)

47. Set D

48. 9 meters higher than altitude x

49. 𝑥 + 9

50. 15 meters per second slower than speed x

51. 𝑥 – 15

52. 15°C hotter than temperature x

53. 𝑥 + 15

54. 9 meters shorter than twice length x

55. 2𝑥 – 9

56. 9 years older than twice age x

57. 2𝑥 + 9

58. $9 cheaper than 4 times price x

59. 4𝑥 – 9

60. 9 centimeters less than three fourths of length x

61. 3 4 𝑥 – 9