Matching Expressions with Word Problems

Bethanie uses this chart to find the cost of laser tag. Which expression below can Bethanie use to find the cost for the number of people, p, that go laser tagging?

Write the expression. 
Five dollars less than Tim's pay. 

• p + 5

• p - 5

• 5p

• p ÷ 5

Kyle is paid $8.00 an hour, and last week, what does the x represent in the expression 8x

• The number of days Kyle worked last week

• The number of hours Kyle worked last week

• The number of hours Kyle worked over the weekend

• The amount of money Kyle made

Jack packed y boxes with 20 cans of food in each box. Which expression represents how many total cans are packed?

Patsy earns $14 per hour at her job.  She worked h hours last week.  Which expression can be used to find how much Patsy earned last week?

• 14 + h

• 14 - h

• 14h

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

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

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

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)

Jordan bought pencils for school.  Each pencil cost $.10.  Let p  represent the number of pencils she bought. Write an expression for the total amount she spent.

• p / .10

• .10p

• p +.10

• p- .10