CHAPTER 4 PRACTICE

Multiple Choice

Let "p" represent the number of paper clips in a box.  If there are 76 boxes in a case, write an algebraic expression to show the total number of paper clips.

• 125p

• 76(p)

• 76 + p

• 125 = p

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

Mary baked some cookies on Saturday. On Sunday she baked twice as many cookies as the day before. If c represents the number of cookies she made on Saturday, write an expression for the number of cookies she made on Sunday.

• c + 2
• c - 2
• c / 2
• 2c

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

Mr. Schute shoots a basketball 25 times over the course of a number of days. He shoots the basketball an equal number of times every day. Write an expression where d=days that could be used to represent the number of times Mr. Schute shoots the basketball over d days.

• 25d

• d-25

• 
  

  $$\frac{d}{25}$$
  

• 25+ d

Multiple Choice

Maria's Keurig machine holds 10 liters of water. Every time someone brews a cup of coffee it uses 2 liters. Write an expression where c=cups that shows how much water will be left in the machine after Maria brews w cups of coffee.

• 10-2c

• 2c + 10

• $$\frac{2c}{10}$$

• 10(2c)

Multiple Choice

Students brought in 300 canned goods for the food drive on Monday. On Tuesday students brought in x more than the day before. Write an expression for how many canned goods students brought on Tuesday.

• 300 + x
• 300 - x
• 300x
• x - 300

Multiple Choice

Sarah has some money in the bank, then she earned $12 more. Define a variable and write an expression for how much money she has in total.

• b = bank
  b + 12
• m = money
  m + 12
• m= amount of money she has in the bank
  m + 12
• m = amount of money she earned
  m + 12

Multiple Choice

Mr. Gollow bought triple as many pencils as Ms. Boggs.  If Ms. Boggs purchased p pencils, then how many pencils did Mr. Gollow purchase?

• p/3
• p + 3
• p - 3
• 3p

Multiple Choice

Mr. O'Neal has 165 comic books in his collection.  Every month, m, he acquires 8 new comics from his monthly subscriptions.  The total number of comic books in his collection is represented by the expression 165 + 8m.
What is the total number of comic books Mr. O'Neal will have after 3 months?

• 173
• 189
• 200
• 157

Multiple Choice

At the beginning of the school year, Mrs. Johnson gives each student in her class 2 pencils as a welcome gift. She has N number of students.  She can buy pencils in packs of 8.  Which expression represents how many packs of pencils Mrs. Johnson will need to purchase?

• 2N + 8
• 2N ÷ 8
• 2N x 8
• 2N - 8

Multiple Choice

A website charges $1 to download a game and $13 membership fee. Write an expression that gives the total cost in dollars to download "g" games.

• 13g + 1

• 1g+13

• 1 +13

• g+ 13 + 1

Multiple Choice

The expression 5n+2 can be used to find the total cost in dollars of bowling where "n" is the number of games bowled and 2 represents the cost of shoe rental. How much will it cost Vincent to bowl 3 games?

• $17
• $10
• $4
• $5

Multiple Choice

There are t tables in the auditorium. If each table seats 10 people, write an algebraic expression for the total number of people who can sit in the auditorium.

• 10 + t

• 10 - t

• 10t

• 10/t

Multiple Choice

A website charges $0.99 to download a game and $12.49 membership fee. Write an expression that gives the total cost in dollars to download "g" games. 

• 12.49g+0.99
• 0.99g+12.49
• 0.99+12.49
• g+12.49+0.99

Multiple Choice

Daniel is taking a trip with his family and they are staying in a hotel, but cannot decide for how long. The hotel charges an initial reservation fee of $20 and then $80 nightly. Which expression represents the cost of staying at this hotel for x days?

• $20+$80x
• ($20+$80)x
• $20x+$80
• $80x-$20

Multiple Choice

A cable company charges $45 per month plus a $20 activation fee.  What is the best expression to determine how much it will cost?

• 45m - 20
• 45 + 20m
• 45m + 20
• 45 - 20m