Combining Like Terms: Polynomials in Everyday Life

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?

• 6x^2 + 5x + 2

• 4x^2 + 7x + 3

• 3x^2 + 2x + 4

• 5x^2 + 8x + 1

A school has 4x^2 - 2x + 7 students in the 8th grade and 3x^2 + 5x - 4 students in the 9th grade. How many students are there in total?

• 8x^2 - 4x + 10

• 5x^2 + 4x + 1

• 7x^2 + 3x + 3

• 6x^2 + 2x + 5

A baker made 5x^2 + 3x + 8 cookies on Monday and 2x^2 - 4x + 5 cookies on Tuesday. How many cookies did the baker make over the two days?

• 2x^2 + 4x + 8

• 5x^2 + 3x + 5

• 7x^2 - x + 13

• 7x^2 + 3x + 5

A car rental company has 6x^2 + 4x - 3 cars available for rent and 2x^2 + 3x + 1 cars being serviced. How many cars are available in total?

• 10x^2 + 5x - 3

• 6x^2 + 4x - 3

• 2x^2 + 3x + 1

• 8x^2 + 7x - 2

A bookstore has 7x^2 + 2x + 10 novels and receives a shipment of 3x^2 - 5x + 4 novels. How many novels does the bookstore have now?

• 10x^2 - 5x + 10

• 3x^2 + 2x + 4

• 7x^2 + 2x + 14

• 10x^2 - 3x + 14

A farmer harvested 8x^2 + 6x + 12 apples and sold 3x^2 - 2x + 5 apples. How many apples does the farmer have left?

• 4x^2 + 6x + 5

• 8x^2 + 2x + 12

• 3x^2 + 10x + 5

• 5x^2 + 8x + 7

A concert hall has 5x^2 + 7x + 3 seats and sells 2x^2 - 3x + 1 tickets. How many seats are still available?

• 5x^2 + 3x + 3

• 3x^2 + 10x + 2

• 4x^2 + 7x + 5

• 2x^2 + 4x + 1

A toy store has 4x^2 + 5x + 6 toys and receives a delivery of 3x^2 - 2x + 4 toys. How many toys does the store have now?

• 10x^2 + 2x + 12

• 6x^2 + 7x + 8

• 4x^2 + 5x + 4

• 7x^2 + 3x + 10

A library has 9x^2 + 3x + 15 books and donates 4x^2 + 2x + 5 books. How many books does the library have left?

• 4x^2 + x + 5

• 9x^2 + 5x + 10

• 5x^2 + 3x + 15

• 5x^2 + x + 10

A restaurant has 10x^2 - 3x + 20 dishes on the menu and removes 5x^2 + 2x - 10 dishes. How many dishes are left on the menu?

• 5x^2 - 3x + 25

• 5x^2 + 3x + 10

• 10x^2 - 2x + 20

• 5x^2 - 5x + 30