M7E - Writing and Evaluating Algebraic 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

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

Translate:
4 more than three times the amount of  c   candy bars

• 3c + 4
• 3c - 4
• 4c + 3
• 4c - 3

Evaluate when a = 15:
2(a - 5) + 2

• 22
• 27
• 14
• 7

Evaluate the expression when x = 8:  
7(6 + 3 − x)

• 72
• 56
• 21
• 7

Evaluate the expression when x = 3. 
2x² - 5

• 31
• 12
• 7
• 13

eight plus triple the number of shirts
Let s = number of shirts

• 8 + 3s
• 8 + s
• 3s - 8

Evaluate x² + 2x - 1 when x = -3

• -2

• 2

• 16

• -15

*Use a piece of paper and pencil to answer this question*
TAKE YOUR TIME :)

Evaluate the expression for the given values of the variables:
 $4x-3y$   for  $x=5$  and  $y=2$  

Evaluate when x = 2 and y = 5:
2 + (12 - 5x) ⋅ 2y

• 22
• 40
• 142
• -86