What is a phrase for the algebraic expression 4+x?

The soup shack usually makes tomato soup with 99 tomatoes for every 1212 cups of soup. today, they made 88 cups of soup with 66 tomatoes. how does today's soup compare to the usual recipe?

Mario has $14.35 left in his wallet. he spent $148.43 for tablecloths. then, he spent $92.05 for napkins. how much money did mario have in his wallet to start with?

Prove that the value of the expression 7^8–7^7+7^6 is divisible by 43.