Real-Life Word Problems with Polynomials for Grade 7

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 + 2x + 2

• 4x^2 + 7x + 3

• 3x^2 + 5x + 5

• 5x^2 + 8x + 1

A bookstore has 4x^2 + 6x - 3 novels and receives a shipment of 2x^2 - 4x + 5 novels. How many novels does the bookstore have now?

• 8x^2 + 2x - 3

• 6x^2 + 2x + 2

• 2x^2 + 10x + 5

• 4x^2 + 6x + 2

A car rental company has 5x^2 + 2x - 7 cars available for rent. If they sell 3x^2 - 4x + 2 cars, how many cars do they have left?

• 3x^2 - 2x - 5

• 5x^2 + 6x - 9

• 2x^2 + 6x - 9

• 2x^2 - 4x + 5

A school has 6x^2 + 4x + 1 textbooks and donates 2x^2 + 3x - 5 textbooks to a local library. How many textbooks does the school have now?

• 6x^2 + 1x + 5

• 2x^2 + 7x - 4

• 4x^2 + x + 6

• 4x^2 + 2x - 5

A factory produces 8x^2 - 3x + 4 toys in one batch and 5x^2 + 2x - 6 toys in another. How many toys did the factory produce in total?

• 10x^2 + 3x - 1

• 13x^2 - x - 2

• 7x^2 - 5x + 8

• 12x^2 - x + 10

A farmer has 7x^2 + 5x - 2 acres of land and sells 3x^2 - 2x + 1 acres. How many acres does the farmer have left?

• 4x^2 + 7x - 3

• 7x^2 + 2x - 1

• 3x^2 + 5x - 1

• 4x^2 + 5x + 1

A pizza shop sells 4x^2 + 3x + 2 pizzas on Monday and 2x^2 - x + 5 pizzas on Tuesday. How many pizzas did they sell in total?

• 5x^2 + 4x + 8

• 3x^2 + 5x + 6

• 6x^2 + 2x + 7

• 7x^2 + x + 3

A library has 9x^2 + 2x - 3 books and receives a donation of 3x^2 + 4x + 1 books. How many books does the library have now?

• 12x^2 + 6x - 2

• 10x^2 + 5x - 1

• 9x^2 + 4x - 2

• 15x^2 + 8x + 1

A toy store has 10x^2 - 5x + 3 toys and gives away 4x^2 + 2x - 1 toys. How many toys does the store have left?

• 5x^2 - 6x + 2

• 10x^2 - 5x + 2

• 7x^2 - 3x + 1

• 6x^2 - 7x + 4

A concert hall has 12x^2 + 3x - 4 seats and sells 5x^2 - 2x + 2 tickets. How many seats are available now?

• 8x^2 + 2x - 3

• 6x^2 + 4x - 5

• 7x^2 + 5x - 6

• 5x^2 + 7x - 4