For each verbal phrase, define a variable to represent the unknown quantity.
Then write the phrase as an algebraic expression. (Examples 2-3)
4. three more pancakes than Hector ate
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6. two and one-half times the number of minutes
spent exercising
8. four less than seven times Lynn's age
5. twelve fewer questions than were on the
first test
7. one-third the number of yards
9. $2.50 more than one-fourth the cost of
a pizza