Expressions Word Problems

There are r rows of chairs with 7 chairs in each row. Choose the expression that shows the number of chairs in total.

• 7r

• 7/r

• r-7

• r+7

A cell phone company charges $40 per month plus a $35 activation fee. What is the expression for the total cost for m months?

• 40 - 35m

• 40m - 35

• 40m + 35

• 40 + 35

You and four friends plan a surprise party. Each of you contributes the same amount of money m for food. What is the algebraic expression for the total amount of money contributed for food?

• 5m

• 4 + m

• 5 / m

• 4m

Mitch has 35 more bouncy balls than Rudy. Rudy has b bouncy balls. Choose the expression that shows how many bouncy balls Mitch has.

• 35 - b

• b

• 35

• b + 35

Ava made 46 chocolate chip cookies and Y sugar cookies. How many total cookies did Ava make? Write the answer as an expression.

• 46+Y

• 46-Y

• 46(Y)

• 46/Y

The desk is D inches long. If the table is 12 inches longer than the desk, then write an expression to represent the length of the table.

• D + 12

• D - 12

• 12 - D

• D x 12

• D/12

A number of pizzas were each cut into 6 slices. Each person ate 3 slices. If p represents the number of pizzas, which expression represents the number of people who ate the pizza?

• p x 3

• p x 6

• p × 6 ÷ 3

• p ÷ 6 × 3

Create an expression to represent the following word problem.

The quotient of j and 8

• 8j

• 8/j

• j + 8

• j/8

Matt has X twenty-dollar bills and one ten-dollar bill. How much does Matt have? Write the answer as an expression.

• x+10

• 20x+10

• 10x+20

• 4x+20

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

Answer explanation

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