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?

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.

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

Factor: 4 + 12b + 36a

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?

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

Write as an algebraic expression: seven less than a number

Factor: 18x + 6y

Collect like terms: 15m squared + 12m + 4m squared

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

Write as an algebraic expression: five times a number

Write as an algebraic expression: 11 increased by a number