Writing Expressions

Writing Expressions

Poll

How much do you remember about word problems?

• Nothing

• I got this!

• I remember some key words but not all

Remember your key words!

Multiple Choice

What operation does the word grew signal?

• +

• -

• x

• ÷

Multiple Choice

What operation does the word triple signal?

• +

• -

• x

• ÷

Multiple Choice

What operation does the word less signal?

• +

• -

• x

• ÷

Multiple Select

Pick all the words that would indicate division

• combine

• share

• difference

• split

• of

Fill in the Blank

Quarantine has been rough. Ms. A weighs w pounds. She gained 10 lbs.

The expression that models that scenario is: w _ 10

Fill in the Blank

Janaia practiced her bowling all summer. She tripled her average! If a represents her average, write an expression to represent the scenario.

Multiple Choice

Rebecca paid $324 for concert tickets. Rebecca bought "x" amount of tickets.

Choose the expression that shows how much each ticket cost.

• $324+x$

• $324-x$

• $324\times x$

• $324\div x$

Multiple Choice

Ben had "x" dollars. Cam has 7 fewer dollars than Ben.  

How much money does Cam have? Write your answer as an expression.

•  $x+7$  

•  $x-7$  

•  $x\times7$  

•  $x\div7$  

Multiple Choice

Jordan makes 100 dollars each week. He worked for x weeks this summer.

How much money did Jordan make this summer? Write your answer as an expression.

• $100+x$

• $100-x$

• $100\times x$

• $100\div x$

Multiple Choice

If there are 20 balloons at a party and a number (b) of them burst, how many balloons are left?

Write the phrase as an expression:

• b - 20

• 20(b)

• 20 - b

• 20 + b

Multiple Choice

Perry has 17 fewer baseball cards than Pete.
If b represents the number of cards Pete has, write an expression for how many baseball cards Perry has.

• b + 17
• b -17
• 17 - b
• 17 + b

Multiple Choice

z - 4

• 4 inches ahead
• 4 less than z
• 4 times as many
• one-fourth the size

Multiple Choice

Write the expression. 
Five dollars less than Tim's pay. 

• p + 5
• p - 5
• 5p
• p ÷ 5

Multiple Choice

Write the expression.
Twelve fewer questions than were on the first test. 

• 12 + q
• q - 12
• q x 12
• q ÷ 12

Multiple Choice

Write the expression.
Three more cookies than are in the jar. 

• C x 3
• C - 3
• C + 3
• C ÷ 3