Adding and Subtracting Polynomials in Everyday Scenarios

A gardener has 3x^2 + 5x + 2 flowers in one section and 4x^2 + 3x - 1 flowers in another. How many flowers does the gardener have in total?

• 6x^2 + 7x + 2

• 7x^2 + 8x + 1

• 5x^2 + 6x + 0

• 8x^2 + 5x + 3

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CCSS.HSA.APR.A.1

A school has 2x^2 + 6x - 4 books in the library. If they donate 3x^2 - 2x + 5 books, how many books are left in the library?

• -x^2 + 6x + 1

• 3x^2 + 4x - 4

• 2x^2 + 4x - 5

• -x^2 + 8x - 9

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CCSS.HSA.APR.A.1

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

• 6x^2 + 4x + 3

• 5x^2 + 2x - 1

• 3x^2 + 6x + 1

• 8x^2 + 6x - 1

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CCSS.HSA.APR.A.1

A factory produces 6x^2 - 3x + 4 toys in the morning and 2x^2 + 5x - 1 toys in the afternoon. How many toys does the factory produce in a day?

• 8x^2 + 2x + 3

• 10x^2 + 2x + 1

• 6x^2 + 5x + 4

• 7x^2 + 3x + 5

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CCSS.HSA.APR.A.1

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

• 2x^2 + 3x + 3

• 2x^2 + 4x + 2

• 2x^2 - 4x + 1

• 4x^2 + 2x + 5

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CCSS.HSA.APR.A.1

A bookstore has 7x^2 + 2x - 3 novels and receives a shipment of 5x^2 + 4x + 1 novels. How many novels does the bookstore have now?

• 10x^2 + 5x - 1

• 8x^2 + 3x - 4

• 6x^2 + 7x + 2

• 12x^2 + 6x - 2

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CCSS.HSA.APR.A.1

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

• 3x^2 + 5x + 4

• 6x^2 + 3x + 5

• 4x^2 + 8x + 2

• 5x^2 + 2x + 6

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CCSS.HSA.APR.A.1

A farmer has 8x^2 + 3x - 5 apples and sells 4x^2 + 2x + 1 apples. How many apples does the farmer have left?

• 4x^2 + 5x + 1

• 8x^2 + 2x - 6

• 4x^2 + 3x - 5

• 4x^2 + x - 6

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CCSS.HSA.APR.A.1

A musician has 5x^2 + 6x + 3 songs in their playlist and adds 2x^2 - 4x + 7 songs. How many songs are in the playlist now?

• 7x^2 + 2x + 10

• 7x^2 + 4x + 7

• 2x^2 + 10x + 3

• 5x^2 + 6x + 5

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CCSS.HSA.APR.A.1

A student has 9x^2 + 4x - 2 math problems to solve and completes 3x^2 + 2x + 5 problems. How many problems does the student have left?

• 6x^2 + 2x - 7

• 3x^2 + 2x - 2

• 5x^2 + 2x - 3

• 9x^2 + 4x + 5

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CCSS.HSA.APR.D.6