Writing and Evaluating Expressions

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

Tags

CCSS.HSA-SSE.A.1A

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

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

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

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

b² + 4
when b = 3

• 10
• 12
• 13
• 11

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.2C

Evaluate 3x + 8   if x = 2

• 13
• 14
• 15
• 16

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.2C

Evaluate 4y  if       y = 3

• 7
• 12

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.2C

Evaluate m² if      m = 5

• 10
• 25

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.1

Evaluate 2r + 1      if   r = 3

• 6
• 5
• 7
• 8

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.2C

six less than the number of men
Let m = number of men

• 6 - m
• m - 6

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

four more than the number of books
Let b = number of books

• b + 4
• b - 4

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.2A