Algebraic Expressions from Word

Pizzazz Publications is having some books printed. The printer charges $800 plus $5 per book. What equation could help me find how many books can be printed for $4,000?

• 800 + 5x = 4000

• 800x + 5 = 4000

• 4000 + 5x= 800

• 800 + 5 = 4000

Mr. Piper's plumbing needed repairs. The plumber charged $98 for parts plus $45 per hour for labor. If the bill totaled $458, how could I find out the hours of labored required?

• 98x + 45 = 458

• 98 + 45x = 458

• 45 + 98 = 458

• 45x - 98 = 458

Ashley has $24 saved. She saves an additional $16 per week. Write an expression that represents how much money Ashley saved after x amount of weeks.

• 16 + 24x

• 24 - 16x

• 16x - 24

• 24 + 16x

Myriam bought one bottle of water for $1.99 and x bags of chips for $1.25 at the store. Write an expression that represents how much money Myriam spent at the store.

Mr. Kyle is buying shirts for the new members of the track team. Mr. Kyle pays $3.99 for shipping and pays $12.20 for each shirt. Write an expression that represents the amount of money Mr. Kyle will spend after buying x amount of shirts.

Latoya took a taxi home from her best friends house. The taxi charged an initial fee of $3 plus an additional $1.75 per mile. Write an expression that represents the amount miles Latoya will travel.

• 3 + 1.75miles

• 3 + 1.75m

• 1.75 + 3m

• 3m + 1.75

A tennis coach has 40 tennis balls. The coach has to buy boxes of tennis balls that have 15 balls in each box. Write an expression that could represent how many tennis balls the coach will have after he buys x amount of boxes

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Mylo's cat eats five times as much food as Carmelos's cat. Write an algebraic expression that represents how much Mylo's cat eats.

• 5 / x

• 5 - x

• 5 + x

• 5x

After receiving a delivery truck last night, the number of Playstation 5 available increased by 8. Which of the following expressions can be used to represent the number of video game consoles in the store now?

• 8 - x

• x - 8

• x + 8

• x * 8

Angelica has read 6 less manga comics than the number of comics that Reina has read. Write a simple algebraic expression to represent the number of comics that Angelica has read.

• 6x

• x - 6

• x + 6

• 6 - x