Name ________________________________________ 

Represent then write and the algebraic expression for each.	
	
1. five	
2. negative five
3. zero
4. a number
5. the opposite of a number
6. one more than a number
7. one less than a number
8. the opposite of four
9. a number decreased by two
10. a number increased by four
11. five increased by a number
12. a number increased by five
13. twice a number
14. the opposite of twice a number
15. the sum of a number and three
16. the opposite of the sum of a number and three
17. four decreased by two
18. four decreased by six
19. a number decreased by five
20. five decreased by five
21. the sum of four and negative four
22. the sum of a number and its opposite
23. six less than a number
24. a number less six
25. three less than double a number
26. double a number decreased by three
27. four less than triple a number 
28. triple a number decreased by four
29. one decreased by six
30. one decreased by a number



Answers at www.mathnstuff.com/math/algebra/answers.xls

Less, More, and Opposite  © 1/28/2018 A. Azzolino
www.mathnstuff.com/math/algebra/write19.txt 
“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.”
- Benjamin Franklin