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Translate Word Problems to Expressions

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

AT&T charges $30 per month for phone service and a one-time activation fee of $25. What expression describes the scenario, where m = months?

a)

30 - 25m

b)

30m - 25

c)

30 + 25m

d)

30m + 25

2.

A Lyft driver earns $10/hour and works "h" hours per day. She also spends $25 on gas each day. Which expression represents how much she will earn in a day?

a)

10h + 25

b)

10h - 25

c)

10h - 25h

d)

10h + 25h

3.

Which expression represents the perimeter of a triangle in simplest form that has side lengths: 2x, 3x + 5, x + 2

a)

6x + 7

b)

13x

c)

5x + 7

d)

7x + 10

4.

The price of a visit to the dentist is $150. If the dentist fills any cavities, there is an additional charge of $50 per cavity. If the dentist finds "c" cavities, what is the cost of a visit?

a)

200c

b)

200 + c

c)

150c + 50c

d)

150 + 50c

5.

Translate the expression into words:


5x - 2

a)

Five less than a number minus two.

b)

The quotient of a number and five minus two.

c)

Five times a number minus two.

d)

Two less than the sum of five and a number.

6.

Translate the sentence into an expression:


The product of four and a number plus three

a)

3y + 4

b)

4 + y + 3

c)

4y + 3

d)

4(y + 3)

7.

Mr. Marcin is making bags of prizes for hardworking students. He has 92 prizes and splits them evenly into b bags. Which expression represents this situation?

a)

92 + b92\ +\ b  

b)

92  b92\ -\ b  

c)

92b92b  

d)

92 ÷b92\ \div b  

8.

Mr. Williams is x years old. If his mother is twice his age minus four, what expression represents his mother's age?

a)

3x - 4

b)

2x - 4

c)

2 + x - 4

d)

2x + 4

9.

There were 47 frogs in a pond. f of the frogs hopped away. Choose the expression that represents this.

a)

f  47f\ -\ 47

b)

f + 47f\ +\ 47

c)

47 ÷ f 47\ \div\ f\

d)

47  f 47\ -\ f\

10.

There are r rows of chairs with 8 chairs in each row. Choose the expression that represents the total number of chairs.

a)

8r8r

b)

8 ÷ r 8\ \div\ r\

c)

8  r8\ -\ r

d)

8 + r8\ +\ r

11.

Shawn and his friends are going to the NC State fair. It costs $12 to park their car. Tickets to get in are $10 per person (p). Which expression represents how much money they will spend?

a)

12p + 10p

b)

12p - 10p

c)

12p + 10

d)

12 + 10p

12.

A plane traveling to Raleigh has 100 seats on board. If there are p passengers on the plane, which equation represents the number of empty seats there are on the plane?

a)

p - 100

b)

100 - p

c)

100p

d)

100 + p