Expressions from Word Problems

Students brought in 300 canned goods for the food drive on Monday. On Tuesday students brought in x more than the day before. Write an expression for how many canned goods students brought on Tuesday.

• 300 + x

• 300 - x

• 300x

• x - 300

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CCSS.6.EE.B.6

If chocolate chip cookies cost $3.00 per cookie plus $2 for boxing them up in a decorated box, what would the expression be?

• 3 + 2x

• 3x + 2

• 3x + 2x

• 5x

Tags

CCSS.HSA-SSE.A.1A

Six decreased by twice a number.

• 2x - 6

• 6 < 2x

• 6 - x

• 6 - 2x

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

Translate this phrase into an algebraic expression.
8 less than the product of 4 and a number
Use the variable m to represent the unknown number.

• 4m + 8

• 8m - 4

• 8m + 4

• 4m - 8

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

An ice cream shop charges $3.39 for a dish of ice cream. A customer can also order toppings for $0.59 each. If x represents the number of toppings, which expression can be used to determine the total charge, in dollars, for a dish of ice cream with x toppings?

• 339x + 0.59

• 3.98 + x

• 3.39 + 0.59x

• 3.98x

Tags

CCSS.HSA-SSE.A.1A

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.

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CCSS.HSA-SSE.A.1A

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

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CCSS.HSA-SSE.A.1A

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

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CCSS.HSA-SSE.A.1A

Which expression represents the situation “add seven to the product of a number and ten?”

• 10(z + 7)

• 7 + z + 10

• 10z + 7

• 7z + 10z

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

Sheryl earns money for college by walking dogs and by mowing lawns. She earns $3  for each dog she walks and $25 for each lawn she mows. Which expression can be used to determine the amount of money, in dollars, Sheryl earns from walking w dogs and mowing m lawns?

• 3w + 25m

• 28(m + w)

• 3w + 25

• 75(w + m)

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.6