Match Expressions to Word Problems

Match the word problem with the expression:
Each day of the week I work the same number of hours.

• 7y

• y + 7x

• 7 ÷ y

Match the word problem with the expression:
At the end of the day, the Girl Scouts had only 15 boxes of cookies left.  They came with a number of boxes and sold 36 throughout the day.  How many did they start out with?

• 36 - d = 15

• 36 + 15 = d

• d = 36-15

• 15 = d - 36

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g divided by 9

• 9g

• g - 9

• g/9

• 9/g

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Product of 4 and k

• 4/k

• 4k

• 4 - k

• 4 + k

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The difference of h and 9 divided by 3.

• h - 9/3

• (h - 9)/3

• (9 - h)/3

• 9 - h/3

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Three times f increased by nine

• 3f - 9

• 3(f - 9)

• 3(f + 9)

• 3f + 9

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The product of 7 and j increased by 3.

• 7j + 3

• 7j - 3

• 7(j + 3)

• 3j + 7

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Three times the sum of e and 2

• 3e + 2

• 2e + 3

• 3(e + 2)

• 3(e - 2)

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Twice the sum of 6 and x

• 2(6 + x)

• 12 + x

• x + 6

• 2(6 - x)

Create an expression to represent the following real-world word problem.

Strawberries are $1.95 per pound, p.

• $1.95+p

• $1.95-p

• $1.95/p

• $1.95p