5.4B Multi-Step Numerical Expressions

Mrs. Flores eats at Subway 3 times a week. She orders a sandwich for $9, a drink for $2, and a bag of chips for $2 every time she goes. Which equation represents T, the total Mrs. Flores pays at Subway each week?

• (9 + 2 + 2) x 3 = T

• 9 + 2 + 2 x 3 = T

• 3 x 9 + 2 + 2 = T

Farrah made 3 dozen cupcakes. She left 6 cupcakes at home for her family, and took the rest to school. Which equation represents C, the cupcakes Farrah took to school?

• 3 − 6 = C

• 12 x 3 + 6 = C

• (12 x 3) − 6 = C

• 12 x (3 - 6) = C

Devin worked 20 days out of the month of October. He worked 6 hours a day and made $10 an hour. Which equation represents M, the amount of money Devin earned in October?

• ( 20 x 6 )10 = M

• 20 x 6 + 10 = M

• (20 x 6) ÷ 10 = M

Braelyn bought 2 shirts for $14 each and a pair of shorts for $18. She paid with a $50 dollar bill. Which equation will represent C, the amount of change Braelyn received?

• 50 − 2 x (14 + 18) = C

• 50 − 14 x 2 + 18= C

• 50 − (14 x 2 + 18) = C

Grayson read 4 books over the Summer. Courtlyn read 6 books. Bella read twice as many books as Grayson. Which equation represent B, the amount of books all 3 students read?

• 4 + 6 + 2 = B

• 4 + 6 + (4 x 2) = B

• 4 + 6 x 2 = B

Iris bought 5 cases of water. Each case has 24 bottles of water. One bottle of water is 16 fl oz. Which equation represents O, the amount of fl oz Iris bought?

• O = (24 x 5) ÷ 16

• O = (24 x 5) x 16

• O = (24 + 5) x 16

Melody ordered a laptop for $400 and a phone for $250. She is going to make payments of $25 a week until the total is paid. Use the equation below to find W, how much Melody will pay each week.

(400 + 250) ÷ 25 = W

Kevin sold his coin collection for $54, a bike for $48, and a watch for $30. He is going to spend all of his earnings on 2 tickets to the amusement park. Which equation represents T, the cost of each ticket? 

• 54 + 48 + 30 ÷ 2 = T

• ( 54 + 48 + 30 ) x 2 = T

• ( 54 + 48 + 30 ) ÷ 2 = T

Alissah ordered 12 pizzas for a party. Each pizza has 8 slices. When the party was over there were 6 slices left. Which equation represents E, the amount of slices eaten during the party?

• ( 12 x 8 ) x 6 = E

• 12 - 6 x 8 = E

• (12 x 8 ) − 6 = E

Peyton earned a total of $432 for the 4 days she worked last week. She worked for 6 hours each day. Which equation represents H, the amount of money Peyton earned each hour?

• 432 + (4 x 6) = H

• 432 ÷ (4 x 6) = H

• (432 ÷ 4) x 6 = H