1. translate the variable expression into a word phrase: 4b – 2 translate the word phrase into a variable expression: 2. the sum of 16 and 4 times a number 3. write an equation for the following word problem. use b for the number of boys and g for the number of girls. there are eight fewer boys than girls in mrs. davis' class. how many boys are in the class? 4. will the standard form 3.2 × 10–4 be more or less than 1? explain what effect the negative exponent has. 5.use a five-step plan to solve the following word problem. show all five steps in your response: doug is twice anne's age. doug is 34 years old. how old is anne?