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Translating phrases into algebraic expressions

Write each of the following phrases as an algebraic expression and


simplify if possible. Let x represent the unknown number.
17. Five times a number decreased by eleven
18. The sum of 6 and 8 times a number, subtracted from 7
times the number
19. Six times the sum of a number and 9, added to 4 times the
number
20. Express the perimeter of a triangle if the three sides are
represented by (3x 8) cm, (2x 9) cm, and 7cm.

Write each of the following phrases as an algebraic expression and
simplify if possible. Let x represent the unknown number.
17. Five times the sum of a number and 2 decreased by eleven
times the difference of a number and 7
18. The product of negative three times the difference of the
number and 14, added to twice the product of 2 and the
sum of the number and 1.
19. Negative two times the difference of a number and 1,
added to 5 times the number
20. The perimeter of a polygon if the five sides are
represented by (x + 3) cm, (x 14) cm, 7cm, and two sides
that are both (3x + 2) .

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