Word Problems and Expressions

Write the phrase as an expression. Let s represent Kate's score.

57 more than 3 times Kate's score

• 57s + 3

• 3 - 57s

• 3s - 57

• 57 + 3s

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TEKS.MATH.9-12.II.B.1

TEKS.MATH.A.11A

TEKS.MATH.A.11B

Write the phrase as an expression.

8 less than the product of 4 and a number

• 8 - 4n

• 8n + 4

• 8n - 4

• 4n - 8

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TEKS.MATH.4.5A

Write the phrase as an expression.

the difference of 3 times a number and 7

• 3 (7 - n)

• 3n + 7

• 3n - 7

• 3 / 7n

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TEKS.MATH.4.5A

Write the phrase as an expression.

the quotient of 4 and a number increased by 10

• 4 - n + 10

• 4 / (n + 10)

• 4n - 10

• 4 / n + 10

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TEKS.MATH.4.5A

Write the phrase as an expression.

the difference of 100 and the sum of 6 and w

• 100 - 6 + w

• 100 - (6 + w)

• 100 / (6 + w)

• 100 / 6 + w

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TEKS.MATH.4.5A

There were x cookies at the beginning of a party. By the end of the party, 16 of them had been eaten. Using x, write an expression for the number of cookies that were left.

• 16

• x + 16

• 16 - x

• x - 16

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

Admission to the state fair is $16 for adults and $8 for children. Choose the expression to find the cost of 3 adult tickets and some number of children's tickets.

• 48 + 8x

• 16x + 8y

• 16x + 64

• 16x + 8x

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TEKS.MATH.6.7B

Luke is 6 years younger than twice Noah's age. What expression can be used to find Luke's age?

• 6 + 2a

• 2a - 6

• 6 - 2a

• 12 - a

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TEKS.MATH.6.7B

What word phrase can you use to represent 5x + 2

• five times the sum of a number x and two

• a number x times the sum of five and two

• two times the sum of a number x and five

• the sum of five times a number x and two

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TEKS.MATH.9-12.II.B.1

TEKS.MATH.A.11A

TEKS.MATH.A.11B

Write the phrase as an expression.

2 times the difference of t and 11

• 2t - 11

• 2 (t - 11)

• 2 (t / 11)

• 2 x t - 11

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TEKS.MATH.4.5A