Writing Expression from Word Problems

If chocolate chip cookies cost $3.00 per cookie plus $2 for boxing them up in a decorated box, what would the expression be?

• 3 + 2x

• 3x + 2

• 3x + 2x

• 5x

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CCSS.HSA-SSE.A.1A

AT&T charges $30 per month for phone service and a one-time activation fee of $25. What expression describes the scenario, where m = months?

• 30 - 25m

• 30m - 25

• 30 + 25m

• 30m + 25

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CCSS.6.EE.B.6

Mr. Marcin is making bags of prizes for hardworking students. He has 92 prizes and splits them evenly into b bags. Which expression represents this situation?

•  $92\ +\ b$  
  

•  $92\ -\ b$  

•  $92b$  

•  $92\ \div b$  

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CCSS.HSA-SSE.A.1A

There were 47 frogs in a pond. f of the frogs hopped away. Choose the expression that represents this.

• $f\ -\ 47$

• $f\ +\ 47$
  

• $47\ \div\ f\$

• $47\ -\ f\$

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CCSS.6.EE.B.6

There are r rows of chairs with 8 chairs in each row. Choose the expression that represents the total number of chairs.

• $8r$

• $8\ \div\ r\$

• $8\ -\ r$

• $8\ +\ r$

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CCSS.6.EE.B.6

A plane traveling to Raleigh has 100 seats on board. If there are p passengers on the plane, which equation represents the number of empty seats there are on the plane?

• p - 100

• 100 - p

• 100p

• 100 + p

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

Ben had "x" dollars. Cam has 7 fewer dollars than Ben.  

How much money does Cam have? Write your answer as an expression.

•  $x+7$  

•  $x-7$  

•  $x\times7$  

•  $x\div7$  

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CCSS.6.EE.B.6

Rebecca paid $324 for concert tickets. Rebecca bought "x" amount of tickets.

Choose the expression that shows how much each ticket cost.

• $324+x$

• $324-x$

• $324\times x$

• $324\div x$

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CCSS.HSA-SSE.A.1A

A man earns x dollars per year. He works 50 weeks during the year. Which expression represents how much he earns each week?

• 50 + x
• 50x
• x ÷ 50
• 50 ÷ x

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CCSS.HSA-SSE.A.1A

A Lyft driver earns $10/hour and works "h" hours per day. She also spends $25 on gas each day. Which expression represents how much she will earn in a day?

• 10h + 25

• 10h - 25

• 10h - 25h

• 10h + 25h

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CCSS.HSA-SSE.A.1A