Translating Algebraic Expressions Word Problems

Rafael scored one-fourth of the number of goals Brandon did on Saturday. Which expression would represent how many goals Brandon scored on Saturday? (Let r = number of goals Rafael scored)

• r/4

• 4r

• 4 + r

• 4/r

Drew ran 3 times as many miles as Barry did last week. Which expression would represent how many miles Barry ran last week? (Let d = number of miles Drew ran.)

• d/3

• 3d

• 3/d

• d + 3

Nancy baked 12 more muffins than Hillary. Which expression would represent how many muffins Hillary baked? (Let n = number of muffins Nancy baked.)

• 12 - n

• n + 12

• 12n

• n - 12

Dexter bought t tickets to a show. There is an extra charge of $26.00 when buying several $55.50 tickets. Which represents the cost of the tickets to the show?

• 26 + 55.5t

• 55.5t - 26

• 55.5 + 26t

• 26t - 55.5

Bruce has 5 times as many batteries as Jim has. Which expression would represent how many batteries Bruce has? (Let j = number of batteries Jim has.)

• 5 + j

• j/5

• 5 - j

• 5j

A plastic bag holds m marbles. A jar holds 20 less than 9 times as many marbles as a plastic bag. Which represents the number of marbles the jar holds?

• 20m - 9

• 9 - 20m

• 20 - 9m

• 9m - 20

A factory produced c cars. Nine more than one-third of the cars that were produced in the factory are blue. Which represents the number of blue cars that were produced in the factory?

• 3 + c/9

• 9 + c/3

• c/3 - 9

• c/9 - 3

Sal drove 15 more than 20 times the number of miles Mario drove. If Mario drove m miles, which of these expressions represents how many miles Sal drove?

• 20m + 15

• 20(m + 15)

• 15m + 20

• 20m

Wendy has n nickels and q quarters in her wallet. Which expression represents the amount of money she has in her wallet?

• 0.05n + 0.25q

• 0.05q + 0.25n

• 0.25n + 0.05q

• n + q

Nikki's height is 3 inches shorter than triple Hallie's height. If Hallie's height is h inches, which of these expressions represents Nikki's height?

• 3h - 3

• 3h

• 3h + 3

• 3(h + 3)