Expression for Word Problems

Create an expression to represent the following word problem.

g divided by 9

• 9g

• g - 9

• g/9

• 9/g

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

Create an expression to represent the following word problem.

The quotient of j and 8

• 8j

• 8/j

• j + 8

• j/8

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

Create an expression to represent the following word problem.

Product of 4 and k

• 4/k

• 4k

• 4 - k

• 4 + k

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

Create an expression to represent the following word problem.

4 less than 5u

• 4 - 5u

• 5u - 4

• 4u - 5

• 5 - 4u

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

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?

• 40 + 2x

• 40 - 2x

• 2 + 40x

• 2 - 40x

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

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 

Tags

CCSS.HSA-SSE.A.1A

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

• 40 - 35m

• 40m - 35

• 40m + 35

• 40 + 35

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CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5

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?

• The aquarium is a fun place to go.

• Tickets cost $27 per person

• n stands for the number of people in the group

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

• This is an algebra problem.

Tags

CCSS.HSA-SSE.A.1A

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

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CCSS.6.EE.B.6

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.

• c + 2

• c - 2

• c / 2

• 2c

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.6