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Translating Phrases into Algebra – Solutions
1. let x = the number, then the expression is x + 3
2. let x = the number, then the expression is 2 x − 5
3. let t = total, then the total plus tip = t + 0.015t = 1.15t
4. 10d
5. 0.25q
6. 0.06d
7. total (including tax) = original + tax = d + 0.06d = 1.06d
8. 12D
9. let x = 1st integer, then x + 1 = the 2nd integer and the expression is x( x + 1)
10. let x = 1st odd integer, then x + 2 = the 2nd and x + 4 = the 3rd, so the sum is
x + (x + 2) + (x + 4) = 3x + 6
11. sale price = original – discount = p – 0.35p = 0.65p
12. l = 2 w + 2
13. Let l = length, then using the perimeter formula P = 2l + 2 w , we get the expression:
26 = 2l + 2 ⋅ 8 ⇒ 26 = 2l + 16
14. Let w = width, then the length = w − 3 . Again using the perimeter formula P = 2l + 2 w ,
30 = 2(w − 3) + 2 w ⇒ 30 = 2 w − 6 + 2 w ⇒ 30 = 4 w − 6
15. Let x = 1st integer, then x + 1 = 2nd and x + 2 = 3rd. The sum is then
x + ( x + 1) + ( x + 2 ) = 18 ⇒ 3 x + 3 = 18
16. Since the sum is 10, the second number must be 10 − x .
17. Since they must add up to $10,000, the second person must have 10,000 − x dollars.
18. Since the total length is 15 feet, the second piece must be 15 − x feet long.
19. Since the number of women is given to us in terms of the number of men, we should use the
number of men as our variable: let m = number of men. Since there are 13 more women
than men, the number of women = m + 13. The rough equation is:
number of number of
men + women = total
m + (m + 13) = 165 ⇒ 2m + 13 = 165
20. Since the pieces are in terms of the shorter pieces, we should let the length of the shorter
piece be our variable: let x = length of the shorter piece. Then the length of the longest
piece = 3x and the length of the middle-sized piece = x + 26. The rough equation is:
length of length of length of
the shortest + the middle + the longest = total length
x + (x + 26) + 3x − 6 = 130 ⇒ 5 x + 20 = 130
21. Using the perimeter formula P = 2l + 2 w , we substitute and get:

96 = 2l + 2 ⋅ 12 ⇒ 96 = 2l + 24
22. Let x = percent discount. In general, sale price = original – discount, so:
175.50 = 225 − x ⋅ 225
23. Let c = cost of the most expensive item we can buy. In general, total (with tax) = cost + tax:
50 = c + 0.065c ⇒ 50 = 1.065c
24. Let x = bill for food without tax. In general, total (with tax) = cost + tax:
91.80 = x + 0.08 x ⇒ 91.80 = 1.08 x
25. Let m = number of minutes for the plans to be equal. Since we want to know when the two
plans are equal, the rough equation is:
cost of one cost of the
plan = other plan
cost for
$29.95 = $3.95 + minutes
29.95 = 3.95 + 0.07m
26. This problem is very similar to the previous. Let x = number of daily rides. The rough
equation is then:
cost of one cost of the
plan = other plan
132.30 = 4.90 x
27. Let t = time for them to be out of range. A quick sketch of the situation might look like:
Donna (3.5 mph) Alice (4.5 mph)
2 miles
Since this is a distance problem, we set up a table:
rate x time = distance
Donna 3.5 t 3.5t
Alice 4.5 t 4.5t
We know from the drawing that the total distance traveled must be 2 miles, so the equation
is: 3.5t + 4.5t = 2 ⇒ 8t = 2
28. We have two unknowns in this problem – the number of hours worked at each job – but we
can only have one variable. Since we are not given any information relating the hours
worked at one in terms of the other, we can pick either to be our variable.
Let h = number of hours worked at $7/hr
pay at pay at
$7/hr + $7.75/hr = total pay
7h + 7.75(26 − h ) = 190.25
29. Looking at the problem, we can see that this is a mixture problem, so follow that strategy.
The unknown here is the number of quarts of low-fat milk, so
let x = number of quarts of low-fat (1.5%)
whole milk
1.5% milk + (5%) = 2% milk
x 400 400 + x
1.5% 5% 2%
+ =
0.015x 0.05(400) (
0.02 400 + x )
So the equation is: 0.015 x + 0.05(400 ) = 0.02(400 + x )
30. Though it may not look like it, this is also a mixture problem. The unknown is:
x = number of pounds of coffee worth $7 a pound
coffee 14 lbs mixture
at $7/lb + at $4/lb = at $5/lb
x 14 14 + x
$7 $4 $5
+ =
7x (4)(14) 5(14 + x)
7x + 4 ⋅ 14 = 5(14 + x )

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Translating Phrases into Algebra – Solutions

1. let x = the number, then the expression is x + 3

2. let x = the number, then the expression is 2 x − 5

3. let t = total, then the total plus tip = t + 0.015t = 1.15t

7. total (including tax) = original + tax = d + 0.06d = 1.06d

11. sale price = original – discount = p – 0.35p = 0.65p

16. Since the sum is 10, the second number must be 10 − x .

m + (m + 13) = 165 ⇒ 2m + 13 = 165

x + (x + 26) + 3x − 6 = 130 ⇒ 5 x + 20 = 130

21. Using the perimeter formula P = 2l + 2 w , we substitute and get:

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