Quiz about Interpreting Expressions Word Problems

Question 1

Create an expression to represent the following word problem.

g divided by 9

Accepted Answer

g/9

Answer

9g

Answer

g - 9

Answer

9/g

Question 2

Create an expression to represent the following word problem.

The quotient of j and 8

Accepted Answer

j/8

Answer

8j

Answer

8/j

Answer

j + 8

Question 3

Create an expression to represent the following word problem.

Product of 4 and k

Accepted Answer

4k

Answer

4/k

Answer

4 - k

Answer

4 + k

Question 4

Create an expression to represent the following word problem.

4 less than 5u

Accepted Answer

5u - 4

Answer

4 - 5u

Answer

4u - 5

Answer

5 - 4u

Question 5

A cell phone company charges $40 per month plus a $35 activation fee. What is the expression for the total cost for m months?

Accepted Answer

40m + 35

Answer

40 - 35m

Answer

40m - 35

Answer

40 + 35

Question 6

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?

Accepted Answer

3w + 25m

Answer

28(m + w)

Answer

3w + 25

Answer

75(w + m)

Question 7

Write an expression for: the sum of a number and 9

Accepted Answer

n + 9

Answer

n - 9

Answer

n * 9

Answer

n/9

Question 8

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. What are the important parts of this problem that can help you write an algebraic expression?

Accepted Answer

Tickets cost $27 per person

Accepted Answer

n stands for the number of people in the group

Accepted Answer

I am trying to find the total cost of tickets for the whole group

Answer

The aquarium is a fun place to go.

Answer

This is an algebra problem.

Question 9

Mary baked some cookies on Saturday. On Sunday she baked twice as many cookies as the day before. If c represents the number of cookies she made on Saturday, write an expression for the number of cookies she made on Sunday.

Accepted Answer

2c

Answer

c + 2

Answer

c - 2

Answer

c / 2

Question 10

An ice cream shop charges $3.39 for a dish of ice cream. A customer can also order toppings for $0.59 each. If x represents the number of toppings, which expression can be used to determine the total charge, in dollars, for a dish of ice cream with x toppings?

Accepted Answer

3.39 + 0.59x

Answer

339x + 0.59

Answer

3.98 + x

Answer

3.98x

Question 11

Sarah has $40 in her lunch account and pays $2 each day to eat lunch.
Which expression below could be used to represent the total amount of money in Sarah's account after x days?

Accepted Answer

40 - 2x

Answer

40 + 2x

Answer

2 + 40x

Answer

2 - 40x

Question 12

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.

Accepted Answer

.10p

Answer

p / .10

Answer

p +.10

Answer

p- .10

Question 13

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.

Accepted Answer

300 + x

Answer

300 - x

Answer

300x

Answer

x - 300

Question 14

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.

Accepted Answer

27n

Answer

27 + n

Answer

27/n

Answer

27 - n

Question 15

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?

Accepted Answer

14h

Answer

14 + h

Answer

14 - h

Answer

$$14\div h$$

Question 16

Create an expression to represent the following word problem.

The difference of h and 9 divided by 3.

Accepted Answer

(h - 9)/3

Answer

h - 9/3

Answer

(9 - h)/3

Answer

9 - h/3

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