6 Chapter 1

Exercise - Variables and Expressions

1 4
Twice the product of m and n decreased by the
square of the sum of m and n .
Which of the following is an expression for the
statement above?
Mario received y text messages each minute
for 10 minutes yesterday and received t text
messages each minute for 20 minutes today.
What is the total number of text messages he
received for two days in terms of y and t ?

A) 2mn − (m 2 + n 2 ) A) 30 yt

B) 2mn − (m + n) 2 B) 200 yt

C) (m + n) 2 − 2mn C) 20 y + 10t

D) 10 y + 20t
D) (m 2 + n 2 ) − 2mn

2 5

The product of a number x and four decreased Which of the following expressions represents
by twelve. the product of 3k and the sum of m and
one third of n ?
Which of the following is an expression for the
statement above? 1
A) 3km + n
3
A) 4 x + 12
1
B) 4( x + 12) B) 3k ⋅ (m + n)
3
C) 4( x − 12)
1
C) 3k (m + n)
D) 4 x − 12 3
1
D) 3k (m + n + )
3 3

The quotient of 19 and a number d increased

by seven.
6
Which of the following is an expression for the The difference between two numbers is eight.
statement above? If the smaller number is n to the third power
what is the greater number?
19
A) +7
d A) n3 − 8
d B) n3 + 8
B) +7
19
C) 8 − n3
19 + d
C)
7 D) 8n3

d +7
D)
19