Writing expressions from word problems

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Amount Jeff received back from the cashier if he bought x games for $32.50 each and paid with a $100 bill.

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100 - 32.5x

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Mallory bought pizza and soda for a party. If she spent $12.57 on the sodas and $10.95 for each pizza, how many pizzas did she buy if her total is $89.22?

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10.95x + 12.57 = 89.22

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Jordan makes 100 dollars each week. He worked for x weeks this summer. How much money did Jordan make this summer?

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Ben had "x" dollars. Cam has 7 fewer dollars than Ben. How much money does Cam have?

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Rebecca paid $324 for concert tickets. Rebecca bought "x" amount of tickets. Choose the expression that shows how much each ticket cost.

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A man earns x dollars per year. He works 50 weeks during the year. Which expression represents how much he earns each week? Options: 50 + x, 50x, x ÷ 50, 50 ÷ x

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x ÷ 50

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Pam put pink frosting on one-fourth of the cookies she made. If y is the total number of cookies she made, which expression shows the number of cookies with pink frosting?

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¼ y

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Sarah lives 5 miles farther from school than Grant. If g  represents the distance Grant lives from school, which expression represents the total number of miles Sarah and Grant travel to school? Options: (g + 5) + g, (5 × g) + g, (g + 5) + 5, (5 × g) × 5

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(g + 5) + g

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Matthew is 3 times older than Brian. If x represents Brian’s age, which expression represents the combined age of Matthew and Brian?

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3x + x

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Allison made n brownies. Aiden made 10 fewer brownies than Allison. Which expression represents the number of brownies Aiden made?

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n - 10