Match Expressions to Word Problems

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

Kenneth has g gumballs. Maggie has 29 fewer gumballs than Kenneth. Choose the expression that shows how many gumballs Maggie has.

• g+29

• g-29

• 29g

• g ÷ 29

Which expression matches: the product of nine and a number

• 9 + x

• 9x

• 9 ÷ x

• 9 - x

Rhonda was organizing photos in a photo album. She took 60 photos and divided them evenly among p pages. Which algebraic expression represents the number of photos on each page?

• p / 60

• 60 / p

• 60 + p

• 60p

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: 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

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