Interpreting Expressions Word Problems

Which word(s) represent adding in a word problem? Check ALL that apply.

• Sum

• Product

• Increase

• Total

• Quotient

Which of the following words represent subtraction? (Check ALL that apply)

• Increase

• Less than

• Difference

• Quotient

Which of the following words represent multiplication? (Check ALL that apply)

• Product

• Sum

• Of

• Per

Which of the following words represent division? (Check ALL that apply)

• Product

• Quotient

• Sum

• Shared Equally

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? What are the important parts of this problem that can help you write an algebraic expression?

• 60 photos

• This is an algebra problem

• The phrase, "divided them evenly" lets me know which operation to use.

• Her name is Rhonda

• p stands for the pages

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. What are the important parts of this problem that can help you write an algebraic expression?

• The aquarium is a fun place to go.

• Tickets cost $27 per person

• n stands for the number of people in the group

• I am trying to find the total cost of tickets for the whole group

• This is an algebra problem.

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

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

Tyrell has a sister that is y years younger than him. If Tyrell is 12 years old, how old is his sister? Which algebraic expression could be used to find the age of Tyrell's sister?

• y - 12

• 12 / y

• 12 + y

• 12 - y

w increased by 5

• w - 5
• 5w
• w + 5
• w / 5