Write Variable Expressions: Word Problems

A florist divided f flowers equally among 6 vases. Choose the expression that shows how many flowers were in each vase.

• 6f

• f - 6

• f/6

• f + 6

A dog groomer spent 6 hours grooming dogs today. She spent h hours on each dog. Choose the expression that shows how many dogs she groomed.

• 6/h

• 6 + h

• 6 - h

• 6h

Each table in the banquet hall has c chairs. There are 15 tables in the banquet hall. Choose the expression that shows the total number of chairs.

• 15/c

• 15 + c

• 15c

• 15 - c

Amanda had 12 beads on her necklace. Then she added b more beads. Choose the expression that shows how many beads are on the necklace in all.

• 12/b

• 12 + b

• 12 - b

• 12b

The Cheetahs won g games this year. The Pandas won 2 fewer games than the Cheetahs. Choose the expression that shows how many games the Pandas won.

• g/2

• g - 2

• 2g

• g + 2

At the store, there are 36 ripe bananas and g green bananas. Choose the expression that shows how many bananas there are in all.

• 36/g

• 36 + g

• 36 - g

• 36g

Hayley has f fish in her fish tank. Carson has 3 times as many fish as Hayley. Choose the expression that shows how many fish Carson has.

• f - 3

• f/3

• f + 3

• 3f

There are s students in the book club. The club bought 16 bookmarks, and the members shared them fairly. Choose the expression that shows how many bookmarks each member got.

• 16 - s

• 16/s

• 16s

• 16 + s

Brian earned d dollars in all for mowing 3 lawns. He earned the same amount for each job. Choose the expression that shows how many dollars he earned for each job.

• d/3

• d - 3

• 3d

• d + 3

Max used 10 feet of ribbon to decorate gifts. Each gift used r feet of ribbon. Choose the expression that shows how many gifts Max decorated.

• 10 + r

• 10r

• 10/r

• 10 - r