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Algebraic Expressions Big Ideas

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Sarah received $55, for her birthday. She used some of that money to buy 3 shirts priced at m dollars each. How much money does Sarah have left?
Write your answer as an expression.

a)

55 - 3m

b)

3m + 55

c)

55 + 3 + m

d)

55m - 3

2.

Tra'von earns $35 a day working after school at the supermarket. How much will he earn in d days?
Write your answer as an expression. 

a)

35 + d

b)

35d

c)

35 - d

d)

d + 35

3.

25 less than a number (n)
Write your answer as an expression.

a)

n + 25

b)

25 - n

c)

n - 25

d)

25/n

4.

A pizza delivery driver earns $12 an hour and works h hours per day. He also spends $ 12 a day on gas. How much money will the driver earn in one day. 
Write your answer as an expression.

a)

12h-12

b)

12 + h + 12

c)

12/h - 12

d)

12h + 12

5.

friends evenly divided up a 12 slice pizza. One of the friends, Harris, ate 1 fewer slice than he was given. How many slices of pizza did Harris eat?
Write your answer as an expression.

a)

12/k -1 

b)

k - 1 + 12

c)

k/12 + 1

d)

1 + 12 + k

6.

b − 3 + 6 − 2b

a)

-b + 3

b)

3b + 9

c)

b + 3

d)

-3b + 3

7.

9 + 5r − 9r

a)

4r + 9

b)

-4r - 9

c)

-4r + 9

d)

5r

8.

−8(−5b + 7) + 5b

a)

45b − 56

b)

-35b + 7

c)

-45b + 56

d)

10b - 1

9.

−4p − (1 − 6 p)

a)

-10p

b)

2p − 1

c)

-10p -1

d)

-2p - 4

10.

−7(k − 8) + 2k

a)

-5k - 56

b)

-5k - 8

c)

10k - 7

d)

−5k + 56

11.

4 − 5(−4n + 3)

a)

-9n + 7

b)

20n - 11

c)

-20n + 19

d)

20n + 19

12.

1 + 7(1 − 3b)

a)

-3b + 9

b)

21b + 8

c)

-3b + 7

d)

-21b + 8

13.

3 − 8(7 − 5n)

a)

-5n + 59

b)

-40n +31

c)

40n - 53

d)

-35n -5

14.

−6(a + 8)

a)

-6a + 8

b)

-6a - 48

c)

-6a + 2

d)

6a + 48

15.

6(−5n + 7)

a)

-11n + 13

b)

30n + 42

c)

-30n + 7

d)

-30n + 42