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"Desk Work" - Write an algebraic expression.

Connect the answer dots in order.   Answers may be used more than once.

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1.  x+1	one more than a number
2.  -3x	the product of -3 and a number	
3.  5x	the value in cents of some nickels
4.  7x-3	three less than the product of 7 and a number
5.  2x	double a number
6.  0	the sum of a number and its opposite
7.  x+1	a number increased by 1
8.  4(x-3)	the product of 4 and three less than a number
9.  5-x	a number fewer than 5
10.  x-2	a number decreased by 2
11.  2x+3	three more than double a number
12.  7x-3	the result when a number is multiplied by 7 and this value is decreased by 3
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13.  2x	the sum of a number and itself
14.  x-2	two less than a number
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15.  5-x	five decreased by a number
16.  0	the value of some dimes decreased by the value of twice as many nickels
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17.  x/2	half a number
18.  25x	the value in cents of some quarters
19.  2(x+6)	double the sum of a number and 6
20.  5x-6	six less than the product of five and a number
21.  5x+6	six more than the product of five and a number
22.  3x-5	five less than triple a number
23.  5-3x	five decreased by triple a number
24.  x+2	a number increased by 2
25.  x/4	one quarter of a number
26.  .25x	the value in dollars of some quarters
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27.   2(x+6)	the product of two and a number increased by 6
28.   10x	the value in cents of some dimes
29.   .10x	the value in dollars of some dimes
30.   x+2	two more than a number
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31.   5 the value in pennies of 5 pennies
32.   x the value in cents of some pennies
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33.   -2 the opposite of two
34.   -x the opposite of the opposite of the opposite of a number