WorksheetsEvaluating Expressions Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 45mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Perry has 17 fewer baseball cards than Pete.
If b represents the number of cards Pete has, write an expression for how many baseball cards Perry has.
If b represents the number of cards Pete has, write an expression for how many baseball cards Perry has.
a)
b + 17
b)
b -17
c)
17 - b
d)
17 + b
2.
Mary baked some cookies on Saturday. On Sunday she baked twice as many cookies as the day before. If c represents the number of cookies she made on Saturday, write an expression for the number of cookies she made on Sunday.
a)
c + 2
b)
c - 2
c)
c / 2
d)
2c
3.
Sarah has some money in the bank, then she earned $12 more. Define a variable and write an expression for how much money she has in total.
a)
b = bank
b + 12
b + 12
b)
m = money
m + 12
m + 12
c)
m= amount of money she has in the bank
m + 12
m + 12
d)
m = amount of money she earned
m + 12
m + 12
4.
Translate:
42 less than a number x
42 less than a number x
a)
42 - x
b)
x - 42
5.
Translate:
4 more than three times the amount of c candy bars
4 more than three times the amount of c candy bars
a)
3c + 4
b)
3c - 4
c)
4c + 3
d)
4c - 3
6.
Evaluate x + 8 if x = 2
a)
6
b)
8
c)
10
d)
12
7.
Evaluate 2n + 7 if
n = 7
a)
34
b)
21
c)
14
8.
Change the phrase into an algebraic expression:
8 less than x
a)
8−x
b)
x−8
c)
x+8
d)
8+x
9.
A variable is a letter or symbol used to represent an unknown number.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Write each phrase as an algebraic expression.
the sum of 12 and t
a)
12−t
b)
12t
c)
12+t
d)
t12
11.
Evaluate each expression
n = 4
3(n+1)
a)
13
b)
15
c)
8
d)
2
12.
a = 3, b = 4, and c = 6
ab−c
a)
6
b)
28
c)
14
13.
Which operation should be done first when solving this expression:
5m+3n
a)
addition
b)
multiplication
c)
division
14.
6a - 3d
when a = 1, d = 2
when a = 1, d = 2
a)
3
b)
12
c)
1
d)
0
15.
Evaluate 3x + 8 if x = 2
a)
13
b)
14
c)
15
d)
16
16.
six less than the number of men
Let m = number of men
Let m = number of men
a)
6 - m
b)
m - 6
17.
four more than the number of books
Let b = number of books
Let b = number of books
a)
b + 4
b)
b - 4
18.
eight plus triple the number of shirts
Let s = number of shirts
Let s = number of shirts
a)
8 + 3s
b)
8 + s
c)
3s - 8
19.
The total of b and 14
a)
14 - b
b)
14/b
c)
14 + b
d)
b - 14
20.
4y – 5
y = 6
y = 6
a)
12
b)
13
c)
19
d)
34
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