Combining Polynomials: Real-Life Scenarios for 7th Graders

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?

• 5x^2 + 8x + 1

• 3x^2 + 5x + 5

• 6x^2 + 2x + 2

• 4x^2 + 7x + 3

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A school has 4x^2 - 2x + 10 books in the library. If they donate 3x^2 + 5x - 4 books, how many books remain in the library?

• 2x^2 + 3x + 6

• 4x^2 - 5x + 8

• 5x^2 - 2x + 12

• x^2 - 7x + 14

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A car travels 5x + 3 miles on the first day and 2x - 4 miles on the second day. How far does the car travel in total over the two days?

• 7x - 1

• 9x - 1

• 5x - 1

• 6x - 1

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A baker makes 6x^2 + 4x + 8 cookies in the morning and 3x^2 - 2x + 5 cookies in the afternoon. How many cookies does the baker make in total?

• 7x^2 + 5x + 15

• 10x^2 + 3x + 12

• 9x^2 + 2x + 13

• 8x^2 + 6x + 10

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A store sells 7x^2 + 3x - 2 shirts in one week and 2x^2 + 4x + 1 shirts the next week. How many shirts were sold over the two weeks?

• 5x^2 + 6x - 3

• 8x^2 + 5x - 2

• 9x^2 + 7x - 1

• 10x^2 + 2x + 1

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A farmer has 8x^2 - 3x + 12 apples and picks 5x^2 + 2x - 7 more. How many apples does the farmer have now?

• 13x^2 - x + 5

• 15x^2 + 3x + 12

• 8x^2 - 5x + 5

• 10x^2 + x + 19

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A library has 10x^2 + 6x + 4 books. If they remove 4x^2 + 2x + 1 books, how many books are left in the library?

• 7x^2 + 5x + 1

• 10x^2 + 6x + 0

• 6x^2 + 4x + 3

• 5x^2 + 3x + 2

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A toy store has 9x + 5 toys and receives a shipment of 4x - 3 toys. How many toys does the store have after the shipment?

• 12x + 3

• 10x + 5

• 14x - 1

• 13x + 2

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

• 7x^2 + x + 6

• 6x^2 + 5x + 3

• 8x^2 - x + 5

• 4x^2 - 2x + 2

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A concert hall has 12x^2 - 5x + 20 seats. If 7x^2 + 3x - 10 seats are reserved, how many seats are available?

• 6x^2 - 5x + 10

• 4x^2 + 2x + 20

• 12x^2 - 3x + 15

• 5x^2 - 8x + 30