| A | B |
| a number decreased by 3 | x - 3 |
| the product of a number and 3 | 3x |
| x fewer than 3 | 3 - x |
| the total of 3 and a number | 3+x |
| the quotient of a number and 3 | x / 3 |
| twice x increased by 3 | 2x + 3 |
| y combined with 7 | y + 7 |
| y increased by a factor of 7 | 7y |
| the sum of y and 7 divided by 3 | (7+y) / 3 |
| 7 less than y | y - 7 |
| two times the sum of 14 and a number | 2(14+b) |
| twice a number divided by 3 | 2n/3 |
| the sum of two difference numbers is decreased by 7 | (x+y)-7 |
| the product of three different numbers | abc |