Expressions Word Problems Review

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

Find the matching expression for the following situation: Jerry goes to the store and buys x cakes. Each cake costs $5. Now Jerry's friend wants to know how much money he spent.

• x+5

• x-5

• x÷5

• 5x

Find the matching expression for the following situation: Fred has $23. He spends x dollars on an ice cream.

• 23x

• 23+x

• 23-x

• 23÷x

Find the matching expression for the following situation: Hannah works as a mail delivery person. She gets paid d dollars an hour. She works for 40 hours a week.

• d+40

• 40÷d

• 40d

• 40+d

Find the matching expression for the following situation: Juan and his brother are drawing pictures for their family and friends. Juan draws 14 pictures and his brother draws p pictures. They need to know how many pictures they have finished.

• 14p

• 14-p

• 14+p

• p-14

Your mom wins $100 on a scratch-off ticket. She wants to split in between you and your sisters. How much will each of you receive if there are c children?

• 100 - c

• 100 + c

• 100 ÷ c

• 100c

1. A pizza delivery driver earns $8 an hour and works h hours per day. He also spends $20 a day on gas. How much will the driver earn in one day?

• 8h – 20

• 8h + 20

• 8 + 20

• 8 – 20

Translate the statement into an equation:
Five less than a number is 6

• n - 5 = 6

• 5 - n = 6

Translate this sentence into an equation.

72 is the product of 8 and Steve's age.

Use the variable h to represent Steve's age.

• 72 = 8 + h

• 72 = 8h

• 72 = 8 - h

• 72 = 8/h