5.4F - Simplifying Expressions and Order of Operations

At a clothing store, Zoey bought 2 shirts for $7.25 each and 2 pairs of jeans for $24 each. She used a coupon for $10 off the total price of the clothes. The discounted price of the clothes Zoey bouth can be found using this expression.

[2(7.25) + 2(24)]

What is the discounted price in dollars and cents of the clothes Zoey bought?

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What is the value of the expression shown?

4[4.5-2(1.2)]

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Rebecca bought air filters at a store.

She bought 8 air filters.

Each air filter cost $16.95.

Rebecca used a coupon for $7.50 off her total cost of the air filters.

The total cost in dollars that Rebecca paid for these 8 air filters can be represented by this expression.

(8x16.95) - 7.50

How much did Rebecca pay for these 8 air filters?

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Nakita bought items at a grocery store.

She bought 2 boxes of crackers for $3.50 each.

She used a coupon for $0.80 off the price of each box of crackers.

She bought a jar of peanut butter for $4.85.

She bought a package of juice boxes for $2.40.

She used a coupon for $3.00 off the total price of the items she bought.

This expression can be used to determine the price of the items Nakita bought.

{2(3.50 - 0.80) + 4.85 +2.40] - 3.00

What is the price of the items Nakita bought?

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What is the value of this expression?

10[3+(7+5)÷3]

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Which expression has a value of 25?

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Kassidy walks and bathes dogs. She charges and bathes $8.50 if a customer wants a dog bathed and walk. She charges $5.75. if a customer only wants a dog walked. The list shows the jobs Kassidy did last weekend.

On Saturday she took 6 dogs for walks only.

On Sunday she took 5 dogs for walks only.

On Saturday she walked and bathed 4 dogs.

On Sunday she walked and bathed 4 dogs.

Kassidy used the following expression to determine the amount of money she earned walking and bathing dogs last weekend.

5.75 (6+5) +8.50 (2x4)

How much money did Kassidy earn walking and bathing dogs last weekend?

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An expression is given.

3(25 + 19) + 4(3)

What is the value of this expression?

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What is the value of the expression shown?

(8x4+2)÷2

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What is the value of the expression shown?

5[6.2 - 3(1.6)]

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