Lesson 10 Multiplication and division with variables

The number of cups of seltzer water in a punch recipe is 1 1/2 times the number of cups of lemonade. If there is L cups of lemonade, how much seltzer Water are there?

• 1.5L
• 2L
• 3L
• 1.5

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Six friends share a bowl of cherries equally. Define the variable. Write an expression to represent the number of cherries that each friend gets.

• c/6
• 66/c
• c+6
• 122.0

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A birdseed recipe has 3.5 times as many cups of sunflower seeds as cups of peanuts. What is the ratio of sunflower seeds to peanuts?

• 3.5 : 1
• 1.5 : 1
• 7 : 1
• 3 : 1

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A birdseed recipe has 3.5 times as many cups of sunflower seeds as cups of peanuts. Let p represent the number of cups of peanuts. Write an expression that represents the number of cups of sunflower seeds needed for p cups of peanuts.

• 3.5p
• 3 + p
• 3p
• 0.5p

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A shade of purple paint has 3 cups of red paint for every 4 cups of blue paint. If there are 6 cups of red paint how many cups of blue?

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A shade of purple paint has 3 cups of red paint for every 4 cups of blue paint. Write an expression that represents the number of cups of blue paint for r cups of red paint.

• 4/3 r
• 4/3r
• 3r/4
• 3/4r

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Adesh drives at a constant speed for 300 miles. Write an expression to represent Adesh’s speed if he drives for h hours.

• 300/h
• 30.0
• 300h
• h/300

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Scott drives at a constant rate of 35 miles per hour. Write an expression to represent the number of miles Scott travels when he drives for any number of hours.

• 35h
• 35/h
• 35 - h
• h - 35

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Riley offers to give 25% of the money she earns babysitting to her sister. Which expressions represent the amount of money in dollars that Riley gives to her sister?

• m/4
• 0.25m

• 25/m
• 4m

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The amount of money in dollars Blake earns per lawn for mowing x lawns is 60/x. What does the number 60 mean in this situation?

• Blake earns a total of $60 for mowing x lawns.
• Blake earns $60 for each lawn he mows.
• Blake earns $60 per hour for mowing lawns.
• Blake earns $60 per month for mowing lawns.

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