Algebraic Expressions

If chocolate chip cookies cost $3.00 per cookie plus $2 for boxing them up in a decorated box, what would the expression be?

• 3 + 2x

• 3x + 2

• 3x + 2x

• 5x

Six decreased by twice a number.

• 2x - 6

• 6 < 2x

• 6 - x

• 6 - 2x

Translate this phrase into an algebraic expression.
8 less than the product of 4 and a number
Use the variable m to represent the unknown number.

• 4m + 8
• 8m - 4
• 8m + 4
• 4m - 8

Nate has 6 fewer CDs than Emily.  If c represents the number of CDs Emily has, which expression tells how many CDs Nate has?

• 6-c
• 6+c
• c-6
• c+6

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

Identify the constant of the algebraic expression:

3x + 5

• 3

• x

• 5

• 3x and 5

What are the terms in the expression?
4 + 16v

• 4, 16v
• 4
• v
• +16

How many terms are there in this expression below?

2m + 3n - 7

• 3

• 5

• 2

• 1

Kendra’s math teacher assigned math homework, but Kendra decided to do 5 extra problems. Which algebraic expression shows how many problems Kendra completed? 

• 5x
• x-5
• x+5
• x⁵