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English Words	Algebraic Expression
Ten more than x	x + 10
A number added to 5	5 + x
A number increased by 13	x + 13
5 less than 10	10 - 5
A number decreased by 7	x - 7
Difference between x and 3	x - 3
Difference between 3 and x	3 - x
Twice a number	2x
Ten percent of x	.10x
Ten times x	10x
Quotient of x and 3	x/3
Quotient of 3 and x	3/x
Five is three more than a number	5 = x + 3
The product of two times a number is 10	2x = 10
One half a number is 10	x/2 = 10
Five times the sum of x and 2	5 (x + 2)
Seven is greater than x	7 > x
Five times the difference of a number and 4	5 (x - 4)
Ten subtracted from 10 times a number that is that number plus 5	10x - 10 = x + 5
The sum of 5x and 10 is equal to the product of x and 15	5x + 10 = 15x
The sum of two consecutive integers	(x) + (x + 1)
The sum of two consecutive even integers	(x) + (x + 2)
The sum of two consecutive odd integers	(x) + (x + 2)