Equivalent Expressions: Word Problems

The Martin family has 4 dogs. Each dog eats c cups of dog food per week. Select each of the expressions that represent how many cups of dog food the Martin family should buy each week.

• c + c + c + c

• c + 4

• c ⁴

• 4c

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CCSS.HSA-SSE.A.1A

Tanya competed in 5 swim meets last month. At each meet, she swam 6 laps of backstroke and f laps of freestyle. Select ALL of the expressions that represent the total number of laps Tanya swam in swim meets last month.

• 5(6) + 5(f)

• 6(5 + f)

• 30 + 5f

• 5(6 + f)

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CCSS.6.EE.B.6

• 4p

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CCSS.HSA-SSE.A.1A

Tuesday through Sunday, a ticket to the local museum costs d dollars. The art museum offers a discount every Monday where each ticket is 40% off. Select ALL of the expressions that represent the cost of a ticket to the art museum on Mondays.

• d - 0.4d

• 6d

• 1.4d

• 0.6d

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CCSS.6.EE.B.6

Devin is taking a French class. His class met every weekday last week. In each class, Devin listened to audio for 10 minutes, practiced vocabulary for 15 minutes, and spoke with a conversation partner for m minutes. Select ALL of the expressions that represent the total amount of time Devin spent in French class last week.

• 5m + 125

• 10 + 15 + m

• 5(25 + m)

• 5(m + 15 + 10)

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CCSS.HSA-SSE.A.1A

An architect is drafting a proposal for expanding the deck behind Liza's house. Her current deck is 12 feet long and w feet wide. The architect wants to expand both the length and width of the deck by 4 feet. Select ALL of the expressions that represent the area of the expanded deck. (HINT: Area is length TIMES width)

• (12 + 4)(12 + w)

• (12 + 4)(w + 4)

• 16w + 64

• 16(w + 4)

Mr. Perez lives m miles away from his office. He works 5 days a week, and he rides his bike to and from work each day. Write a different expression from the one below that represents the number of miles Mr. Perez bikes to and from work each week.

5(m + m)

Maggie, Hanna, and Natalie are going to the movies. Each friend buys a movie ticket for t dollars and a bag of popcorn for $7.50. Write a different expression from the one below that represents how much the friends spend in total.

3(t + 7.50)

Elijah earns d dollars per hour working at Coleman's Crafts. At the end of this month, he will be promoted to manager, and he will receive a raise of 20% of his hourly rate added onto what he makes now. Write a different expression from the one below that represents the amount of money Elijah will make per hour after his promotion.

d + 0.2d

Mr. Falcon is coordinating the seventh grade field trip to the aquarium. There are s students going on the field trip, along with 6 teachers. Tickets for students are $8 each, and tickets for teachers are $15 each. Write a different expression from the one below that represents the total cost of the field trip.

8(s) + 6(15)