Creating Expressions

Miss Kask made 28 burritos and x tacos. How can you write this as an expression?

• 28 · x

• 28 + x

• 28 - x

• x - 28

Ms. Walsh has 12 more Harry Potter books than Mrs. Singer. How can I express how many books Ms. Walsh has? (x represents Mrs. Singer)

• x + 12

• 12 - x

• x - 12

• 12 · x

Sa ran a race at 5 miles an hour. The race took him x hours to complete. How can I express how many hours he ran?

• 5 ÷ x

• 5 + x

• 5x

• x + 5

Giselle used a $20 bill to pay for a notebook that only costs x dollars. How much money would she get back?

• 20x

• 20 ÷ x

• 20 + x

• 20 - x

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

• 6 - m
• m - 6

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

six times the number of girls
Let g = number of girls

• 6 + g
• 6g
• g - 6

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

The product of 7 and j increased by 3.

• 3+7j
• 7j-3
• 7(j+3)
• 3j+7

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

Maria has 2 more dogs than Gilberto has. Write an expression that represents the number of dogs Maria has.

•  $d+2$  

•  $d-2$  

•  $2d$  

•  $\frac{d}{2}$  

If Alex feeds his turtle the same amount of food twice a day, how much food will he feed the turtle in a week?

• 2t*7
• 2t - 7
• 7 + 2t
• 1/2t*7

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

Beth is 6 years younger than twice her brother's age.  How old is Beth?

• 6 - 2b
• 2b - 6
• 1/2b + 6
• b + 6

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

CCSS.6.EE.C.9