Expression Word Problems

There are r rows of chairs with 7 chairs in each row. Choose the expression that shows the number of chairs in total.

• 7r

• 7/r

• r-7

• r+7

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CCSS.HSA-SSE.A.1A

Kenneth has g gumballs. Maggie has 29 fewer gumballs than Kenneth. Choose the expression that shows how many gumballs Maggie has.

• g+29

• g-29

• 29g

• g ÷ 29

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CCSS.6.EE.B.6

You and four friends plan a surprise party. Each of you contributes the same amount of money m for food. What is the algebraic expression for the total amount of money contributed for food?

• 5m

• 4 + m

• 5 / m

• 4m

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CCSS.HSA-SSE.A.1A

Mitch has 35 more bouncy balls than Rudy. Rudy has b bouncy balls. Choose the expression that shows how many bouncy balls Mitch has.

• 35 - b

• b

• 35

• b + 35

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CCSS.6.EE.B.6

Which expression matches: the product of nine and a number

• 9 + x

• 9x

• 9 ÷ x

• 9 - x

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

Your mom wins $100 on a scratch-off ticket. She wants to split it between you and your sisters. How much will each of you receive if there are c children?

• 100 - c

• 100 + c

• 100 ÷ c

• 100c

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CCSS.6.EE.B.6

CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.NS.B.2

Tracy has 16 oatmeal cookies. She splits them evenly among b bags. Choose the expression that shows how many cookies are in each bag.

• b - 16

• 16

• 16b

• 16 ÷ b

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CCSS.HSA-SSE.A.1A

Rhonda was organizing photos in a photo album. She took 60 photos and divided them evenly among p pages. Which algebraic expression represents the number of photos on each page?

• p / 60

• 60 / p

• 60 + p

• 60p

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CCSS.HSA-SSE.A.1A

Tickets to the aquarium cost $27 per person. Write an expression to represent the total cost of tickets for a group of people. Let n represent the number of people in the group.

• 27 + n

• 27n

• 27/n

• 27 - n

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CCSS.HSA-SSE.A.1A

Kelly has some money she has already saved. After mowing two lawns on Saturday, she adds $40 to her savings. How much money has Kelly saved altogether? Let s represent the amount of money she already has in savings.

• s + 40

• 40s

• 40 - s

• 40/s

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CCSS.HSA-SSE.A.1A