14. Twice the square of a number is written algebraically as:

A. 2a3 B. 2a2 C. 2a4 D.4a2


15. The verbal translation 3x + 2 = 14

A. The sum of twice a number and 14 is 2.

B. fourteen added to two is 3

C. The product of three times a number and 2 is 14

D. The sum of thrice a number and 2 is 14.


16. 105 is equivalent to 50.

A. 50 B. 500 C. 1000 D. 100,000


17. (a5)2 is equivalent to

A. a10 B. a7 C. a3 D. none of the above


18. The mathematical translation of “Subtract the product of U and V from x is

A. UV – X B.X + UV C. X – UV D. UX + V


19.The mathematical translation of “X diminished by 4” is

A. X + 4 B. X – 4 C. 4X D. X/4


20. 3(a-b)/b is translated as

A. b minus a divided by b

B. thrice the product of a and b multiplied by b

C. The product of 3 and a – b divided by b.

D. none of the above

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