Parts of an Expression in Context

The owner of a small computer repair business has one employee, who is paid an hourly rate of $22. The owner writes an expression 8600 - 22x to represent his weekly profit. What does x represent in this expression?

• the number of hours the one employee worked per week.

• the number of days the one employee worked per week.

• the number of computers repaired per week.

• the number of customers served per week.

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CCSS.HSA-SSE.A.1A

Darweshi saved $250 for the beginning of summer. He spent $35 of his money each week.

The expression 250 - 35x can represent Darweshi’s money after summer started. In this expression, what does 250 represent?

• the amount of money he spent each week.

• the amount of money he started the summer with.

• the number of weeks into the summer.

• the total money after summer started.

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CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5

De’nya went to a Da Baby concert. Her ticket was $40, and she bought some souvenirs for $25.99 each.

De’nya’s total spending at the concert can be represented by the expression 40 + 25.99x. What does x represent?

• the cost of the ticket.

• the number of tickets purchased.

• the cost of each souvenir.

• the number of souvenirs purchased.

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CCSS.HSA-SSE.A.1A

Taylor and Reese both like to play the video game Spyro the Dragon, and they collect gems for more points. Blue gems are worth 5 points and gold gems are worth 10 points. Taylor has collected b gems that are worth 5 points each and collected g gems that are worth 10 points each. Reese has collected a total of 60 gems. What does 5b + 10g represent?

• total number of gems Reese collected.

• total number of gems Taylor collected.

• total points Reese earned from gems.

• total points Taylor earned from gems.

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CCSS.HSA-SSE.A.1A

Matteus is purchasing a Walt Disney World Gold Pass because he goes to Disney World frequently. He is paying his Gold Pass over time, rather than all at once. The first month, Matteus must pay a $97.00 down payment. Matteus pays $51.83 each month after the first month. The total cost of the Walt Disney World Gold Pass can be represented by the expression 97.00 + 51.83(x - 1). What does (x - 1) represent?

• the monthly cost after the first month.

• the number of months after the first month.

• the cost of the down payment.

• the total number of months.

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CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5

Zanida is throwing a sale on banana nut muffins at her bakery. The first muffin costs $3.00. Each muffin, after the first muffin, only costs $1.50 each. The total cost of buying muffins from Zanida’s bakery can be modeled by the expression 3 + 1.50(x - 1).

What does the (x - 1) represent?

• the number of muffins purchased.

• the number of muffins purchased after the first muffin.

• the cost of the first muffin.

• the cost per muffin after the first muffin.

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CCSS.HSA-SSE.A.1A

Marguerite is taking her son to Target back-to-school shopping. She buys him a pair of pants for $17.50 and collared shirts for $5.00 each. Marguerite's total spending on her son's clothes at Target can be represented by the expression 5.00x + 17.50, where x is the number of shirts purchased. In this expression, what does the coefficient represent?

• the cost of each collared shirt.

• the cost of the pants.

• the number of shirts purchased.

• the total spending at Target.

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CCSS.HSA-SSE.A.1A