Translate Real-Life Scenarios into Expressions

1. Sarah has 5 apples and buys x more apples. Write an expression to represent the total number of apples Sarah has.

• 5 + x

• 5 - x

• x - 5

• 5 * x

2. A book costs $15. If you buy y books, how can you express the total cost of the books?

• 15 * y

• y / 15

• y - 15

• 15 + y

3. Tom has 12 marbles and he gives away m marbles to his friend. What expression shows how many marbles Tom has left?

• 12 - m

• 12 * m

• 12 + m

• m - 12

4. A pizza has 8 slices. If you eat s slices, how can you express the number of slices remaining?

• s - 8

• 8 / s

• s + 8

• 8 - s

5. Lisa is saving money. She has $20 and saves d dollars each week. Write an expression for the total amount of money Lisa will have after w weeks.

• d + 20w

• 20 + dw

• 20 - dw

• 20 + w

6. A box contains b balls. If you add 10 more balls to the box, what expression represents the new total number of balls in the box?

• b - 10

• b * 10

• b / 10

• b + 10

7. A car travels 60 miles per hour. If it drives for t hours, how can you express the total distance traveled?

• t/60

• 70t

• 60t

• 60t^2

8. Jenny has 3 times as many stickers as her friend. If her friend has f stickers, write an expression for the number of stickers Jenny has.

• 2f

• f + 3

• f - 3

• 3f

9. A garden has g flowers. If 4 flowers bloom each week, how can you express the total number of flowers after w weeks?

• g + w

• g + 4 * w

• 4 * g + w

• g - 4 * w

10. Mark has 50 candies and he shares c candies with his friends. What expression shows how many candies Mark has left?

• 50 - c

• 50 + c

• c * 50

• c - 50