WRITING REAL WORLD EXPRESSIONS 2

The number of students at Abbott Middle School is 15 less than 3 times the number of students at Gainesville Middle School. Which expression represents the total number of students at Abbott Middle School if s represents the number of students at Gainesville Middle School?

• 15s – 3

• 15 – 3s

• 3s – 15

• 3 – 15s

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

CCSS.6.EE.C.9

Nancy has n number of baseball cards. Tony has 3 fewer baseball cards than Nancy. Which expression shows the number of baseball cards Tony has?

• n × 3

• n – 3

• 3 – n

• 3 ÷ n

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

George has 15 bills in his wallet. Some of the bills are ten-dollar bills, and the rest are five-dollar bills. He has x number of five-dollar bills. Which expression represents the number of ten-dollar bills George has?

• 15x

• 15 + x

• 15 – x

• x – 15

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

Cody has $450 in his savings account. He adds $20 to his savings account each week. Which expression represents the amount of money Cody has in his savings account after x weeks

• 450x + 20

• 450 + 20x

• 470 + x

• 470x

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

CCSS.6.EE.C.9

Kayla ate 3 more than twice as many pieces of candy as Luke. If x represents the number of candies Luke ate, which expression represents the number of candies Kayla ate?

• 2x + 3

• 2x – 3

• 2(x + 3)

• 2(x – 3)

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.A.3

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

Amanda read 64 more books than Jan. If n represents the number of books Jan read, which expression represents the total number of books Amanda and Jan read?

• n + 128

• n – 128

• 2n + 64

• 128 - 2n

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.A.3

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

Stephanie works at a shipping company.

>Today she has already packed and sealed 40 boxes.

>For the rest of the day, she can pack and seal 20 boxes per

hour.

Which expression represents the total number of boxes Stephanie packed and sealed today after x more hours of work?

• 20 + 40x

• 40 + 20x

• 60x

• 40 • 20x

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.A.3

CCSS.6.EE.B.6