A bus left NY @ 11 pm w/ 44 passengers. Later, some passengers got off @ NJ. The # of passengers who boarded the bus @ NJ were twice the # of passengers who got off the bus. The bus had 50 passengers now. How many passengers got off @ NJ?

Suppose x is the amount of money Raquel earned on Monday, and she earned twice that amount on Tuesday. Write an expression for the amount Raquel earned on those two days.

Write as an algebraic expression: five times a number

Melanie lends half her collection of formal dresses to her sister, Etel. Melanie then buys 4 more dresses. If she has 12 dresses now, how many dresses did Melanie have initially?

Use the distributive property to write an equivalent expression: (5a - 3b + 8)4

Suppose a was Clare's age 12 years ago. Write an expression for Clare's age now.

Clare buys organic almonds priced at $77 from the grocery store. How much did she pay the cashier, if she received $23 in change?

Write as an algebraic expression: twice a number

Write as an algebraic expression: seven less than a number

Combine like terms: 3a + 2b + 5a + 7b

Write as an algebraic expression: 11 increased by a number

Use the distributive property to write an equivalent expression: 7(y + 5)