Parts of an Expression Word Problems

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. What information is needed in order to help write an algebraic expression?

• s stands for the amount of money she already saved.

• Kelly likes to mow lawns

• The words "she adds" lets me know to write a + sign.

• She added $40 to her savings.

• Kelly worked on Saturday.

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

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

For a walk-a-thon a sponsor committed to give you a flat fee of $5 plus $2 for every mile m you walk. Write an expression for the total amount you will collect from your sponsor at the end of the walk-athon.

• 5+2

• 5+2m

• 5m+2

• 5-2m

• 2m-5

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)

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?

• 339x + 0.59

• 3.98 + x

• 3.39 + 0.59x

• 3.98x

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

An expression is shown. Move words into the columns to describe the parts of the expression. Each column should have at least one word to describe it.

e

f

c

b

a

d

coefficient

factor

constant

product

term

sum

Ty signed up for a gym membership. There is a one-time fee of $40 and a cost of $10 per month. Write an algebraic expression for the cost for "m" months.

Mr. Piper's plumbing needed repairs. The plumber charged $98 for parts plus $45 per hour for labor. If the bill totaled $458, how could I find out the hours of labored required?

• 98x + 45 = 458

• 98 + 45x = 458

• 45 + 98 = 458

• 45x - 98 = 458