Writing and Reading Numerical Expressions from Words Worksheet with Answer Key

What's on the worksheet

1. Write each phrase as one expression, using parentheses only where needed:
   6 more than the product of 4 and 9half of the sum of 26 and 10subtract the product of 3 and 6 from 40divide 72 by the difference of 20 and 11
2. Say whether each expression matches its phrase and write the correct one if not.
   subtract 4 from 19, written as 4 − 19add 7 and 8, then divide by 5, written as 7 + 8 ÷ 5multiply 6 by 9, then add 3, written as 6 × 9 + 3divide 36 by 4, then subtract 2, written as 36 ÷ (4 − 2)
3. Name the step done last in each expression and whether it is a sum, difference, product or quotient.
   5 + 4 × (9 − 2)18 + 2 − 4 × 32 \times [5 + (8 - 3)](40 + 8) ÷ (5 + 3)
4. Fill in each blank without working out the sums and differences:
5. Write one expression for Mateo's bags of muffins and find its value.
6. Match two stories about Layla's garden to their expressions.
7. Write two expressions for Sophia's pages over 3 weeks, one week at a time and all school days.