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Hey Richard,
    Lindsey again I dont think I really need to explain much you know whats going on my daughter is 11 and in 7th grade and the 1st quarter is up and she throws all this math at me today and has to have it turned in by tomorrow counts as her 1st quarter math Grade so just bare with me here please.
TRANSLATE EACH EXPRESSION INTO AN ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSION. THERE ARE 16 PROBLEMS.

1. Twelve less than z
2. The sum of nine and m
3. The sum of nine and m
4. Eleven subtracted from y
5. The diffrence between x and two
6. The product of m and four
7. The quotient of y and ten
8. The number three decreased by x
9. The number nine increased by 8
10. The number x increased by twenty
11. the number z increased by twelve
12. Fifteen multiplied by c
13. Forty-six divided by x
14. The number six multiplied by x
15. The sum of r and s
16. The diffrence between p and q
17. Five less than y
18. The sum of seven and x
19. Ten subtracted from y
20. The diffrence between 7 and x
21. The product of five and x
22. The quotient of seven and y
23. The number h decreased by 2
24. The number m increased by 7
25. Fifteen increased by x
26. Twenty decreased by y
27. twelve multiplied by x
28. Twenty-three divided by n
29. The number x multiplied by five
30. The sum of m and n
31. The diffrence between r and s


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1. z-12, 2. 9+m, 3. 9+m, 4. y-11, 5. x-2, 6. 4m, 7. y/10, 8. 3-x, 9. 9+8=17, 10. x+20,
11. z+12, 12. 15c, 13. 46/x, 14. 6x, 15. rs, 16. p-q, 17. y-5, 18. 7+x, 19. y-10, 20. 7-x,
21. 5x, 22. 7/y, 23. h-2, 24. m+7, 25. 15+x, 26. 20-y, 27. 12x, 28. 23/n, 29. 5x, 30. mn,
31. r-s
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