Interpreting Expressions in Context

The total daily expenses to operate Sheila’s pie bakery are the cost of salaries and ingredients. Sheila has four employees, and she pays each worker a daily rate. On average, it costs the same amount of money to make each pie. This expression shows the total daily expenses for Sheila’s bakery to make x pies.

4(75) + $0.50x

What does the term 4(75) represent?

• The amount of money Sheila must pay her employees per day.

• The number of pies Sheila must sell per day.

• The total cost of expenses per pie.

• The amount of money customers pay per pie.

Which expression has the same value as the expression (8x² + 2x - 6) - (5x² - 3x + 2)

• 3x² - x - 4

• 3x² +5x - 8

• 13x² - x - 8

• 13x² -5x - 4

Which of the following expressions represents "5% of a number"?

• 5n

• 0.5n

• 0.05n

• 500n

Which expression is Ben’s total number of supplies?

• Mx

• By

• Mx+by

• M + B

Which expression is the total number of supplies for Maria and Ben?

• Mx

• By

• Mx+by

• C(mx+by)

What is the constant in the following expression:  5x + 4 + 3y - 2x

• 5
• 5x
• 4
• 3y

Which expression is equivalent to
v + v + v + v + v?

• 5v
• v⁵
• v + 5
• v5

Henry places x marbles into an empty bucket. Each marble has the same weight. The weight, in ounces, of the bucket and marbles can be calculated using the expression 3x +8. What does the term 8 represent?

• the weight of the empty bucket

• the weight of each marble

• the number of marbles in the bucket

A shipping company charges a cost per pound plus a flat fee to ship a package. The total cost, f(x), in dollars, of shipping x pounds is modeled by the function f(x) = 4.99x + 5.75. Which part of the function represents the flat fee?

• 5.75

• 4.99

• x

• 4.99x

Raymond just got done jumping at Super Bounce Trampoline Center. The total cost of his session was $45.00 dollars. He had to pay a $7 entrance fee and $2.00 for every minute he was on the trampoline. Write an equation to determine the number of minutes (t) that Raymond was on the trampoline.

• 7x + 2 = 45

• 7 + 2x = 45

• 45 = 7 - 2x