Translate Real-Life Scenarios into Expressions

Maria has 5 apples. She buys 3 more apples. How many apples does she have now? Write an expression for this situation.

• 6

• 8

• 4

• 10

A book costs $12. If you buy 4 books, how much will you spend? Write an expression to represent the total cost.

• $24

• $60

• $36

• $48

Tom has 10 marbles. He gives 2 marbles to each of his 3 friends. How many marbles does he have left? Write an expression for the number of marbles remaining.

• 4

• 8

• 6

• 2

A pizza has 8 slices. If you eat 2 slices and your friend eats 3 slices, how many slices are left? Write an expression to find the remaining slices.

• 3 slices

• 4 slices

• 2 slices

• 5 slices

Lily has 15 stickers. She gives away 4 stickers to each of her 2 friends. How many stickers does she have now? Write an expression to show this situation.

• 10

• 5

• 11

• 7

A farmer has 20 chickens. He buys 5 more chickens and sells 3. How many chickens does he have now? Write an expression to represent the total number of chickens.

• 22

• 18

• 25

• 20

In a classroom, there are 24 students. If 6 students go to the library, how many students are left in the classroom? Write an expression for the remaining students.

• 12

• 18

• 15

• 20

A gardener plants 3 rows of flowers with 5 flowers in each row. How many flowers did the gardener plant? Write an expression to find the total number of flowers.

• 20

• 10

• 15

• 12

A toy costs $15. If you want to buy 3 toys, how much money do you need? Write an expression to calculate the total cost.

• $30

• $15

• $45

• $60

Sarah has 30 candies. She wants to share them equally among 5 friends. How many candies will each friend get? Write an expression to find the number of candies per friend.

• 5

• 7

• 6

• 8