Write Expressions Word Problems

Strawberries are $1.95 a pound. Write an expression for p pounds of strawberries. 

• $1.95+p
• $1.95-p
• $1.95/p
• $1.95p

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CCSS.HSA-SSE.A.1A

Mr. Marcin is making bags of prizes. He has 92 prizes and splits them evenly into b bags. Which expression represents how many prizes are in each bag?

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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 the number of frogs left in the pond.

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CCSS.6.EE.B.6

Shawn and his friends are going to the State Fair. It costs $12 to park their car. Tickets to get in are $10 per person. If p represents the number of people, which expression represents how much money Shawn and his friends will spend?

• 12p + 10p

• 12p - 10p

• 12p + 10

• 12 + 10p

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CCSS.HSA-SSE.A.1A

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

• 3 + 2x

• 3x + 2

• 3x + 2x

• 5x

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CCSS.HSA-SSE.A.1A

A plumber charges $50 to make a house call plus $40 for each hour worked. What is the expression used to figure out how much money he would earn for x hours?

• 50x + 40

• 50x + 40x

• 50 + 40x

• 90x

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CCSS.HSA-SSE.A.1A

Easy Car Rental charges $8.50 an hour plus a rental fee of $25.50. Which expression would let you know how much money is made per x hours?

• 8.5 + 25.5

• 8.5x + 25.5

• 8.5 + 25.5x

• 8.5x + 25.5x

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CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5

Jacob collects hats.  He has 6 hats already, and he collects 2 hats a week. Which expression lets you know how many x hats he has?

• 2x + 6

• 6x + 2

• 2x - 6

• 6x - 2

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CCSS.6.EE.B.6

Bob has $150 in his savings account and saves $40 per month. Which expression lets you know how much x money Bob has?

• 150 + 40

• 40x + 150

• 150x + 40

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CCSS.6.EE.B.6

An internet company charges a $100 set up fee, and then they charge $35 a month after that.  Which expression lets you know how much you have to pay for x months?

• 100 + 35x

• 100x + 35

• 135x

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CCSS.HSA-SSE.A.1A