Real-Life Word Problems with Polynomials for 8th Grade

A gardener has 3x^2 + 5x + 2 flowers in one section and 2x^2 + 3x - 1 flowers in another. How many flowers does the gardener have in total?

• 3x^2 + 5x + 5

• 5x^2 + 8x + 1

• 6x^2 + 2x + 2

• 4x^2 + 7x + 3

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A school has 4x^2 - 2x + 10 books in the library and receives a donation of 3x^2 + 5x - 4 books. How many books are in the library now?

• 6x^2 + 2x + 8

• 4x^2 + 5x + 10

• 5x^2 + 7x + 4

• 7x^2 + 3x + 6

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A car travels 5x^2 + 3x + 1 miles on the first day and 2x^2 - 4x + 3 miles on the second day. What is the total distance traveled by the car?

• 6x^2 + 2x + 5

• 7x^2 - x + 4

• 8x^2 + 3x - 1

• 5x^2 - x + 2

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A factory produces 6x^2 + 4x - 5 toys in the morning and 3x^2 - 2x + 7 toys in the afternoon. How many toys does the factory produce in a day?

• 8x^2 + 6x - 3

• 9x^2 + 2x + 2

• 5x^2 + 4x + 1

• 10x^2 + 2x - 5

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A baker made 8x^2 + 2x + 4 cookies and sold 3x^2 - 5x + 1 cookies. How many cookies does the baker have left?

• 7x^2 + 2x + 5

• 6x^2 + 5x + 2

• 5x^2 + 7x + 3

• 4x^2 + 3x + 1

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A bookstore has 10x^2 + 3x - 2 novels and sells 4x^2 + 2x + 5 novels. How many novels are left in the bookstore?

• 6x^2 + x - 7

• 5x^2 + 2x - 3

• 4x^2 + x - 2

• 7x^2 + 4x + 1

A farmer has 7x^2 + 6x + 1 apples and picks 2x^2 - 3x + 4 more apples. How many apples does the farmer have now?

• 7x^2 + 3x + 5

• 9x^2 + 3x + 5

• 8x^2 + 6x + 4

• 10x^2 + 9x + 1

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A restaurant has 5x^2 + 2x + 3 pizzas and orders 3x^2 - 4x + 2 more pizzas. How many pizzas does the restaurant have in total?

• 7x^2 + 2x + 4

• 8x^2 - 2x + 5

• 5x^2 - 2x + 3

• 6x^2 + 3x + 2

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A painter uses 4x^2 + 5x - 3 liters of paint for one project and 2x^2 - 3x + 1 liters for another. How much paint did the painter use in total?

• 6x^2 + 2x - 2

• 4x^2 + 8x - 3

• 8x^2 + 2x + 1

• 5x^2 + 3x - 1

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A student has 9x^2 + 4x + 6 stickers and gives away 5x^2 - 2x + 3 stickers. How many stickers does the student have left?

• 4x^2 + 6x + 3

• 5x^2 + 2x + 3

• 4x^2 + 2x + 6

• 9x^2 - 2x + 3

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