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7.1 Writing Expressions

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A wedding photographer and their assistant work together to photograph weddings. The rates are shown in the advertisement.

Which TWO ways can you write an expression that would represent the total cost for the wedding after h, hours.

a)

(40h + 15h) + 50

b)

50h + 55

c)

(40h-15h) + 50

d)

55h + 50

2.

Benita buys 2 shirts for the same price. The sales tax rate is 6.5%. Write an expression to represent the total cost for the shirts (s) in TWO different ways.

a)

2s(0.65)

b)

2s (1.065)

c)

(s+ s) 1.065

d)

(s + s) + 0.65

3.

A hobby store is having a promotion on picture frames: buy 3 get the 4th frame at 75% off.

Write an expression to represent the total cost for 4 frames(f) in TWO different ways.

a)

f + f + f + 0.25f

b)

3.25f

c)

f + f + f + 0.75f

d)

3.75f

4.

Are the following equivalent:

k + 0.10k and 1.1k

a)

yes

b)

no

5.

Which expressions are equivalent to: 0.65b (choose all that apply)

a)

0.35b - 20b

b)

0.25b + 0.40b

c)

1.0b - 0.35b

d)

0.85b + 0.2b

6.

Chris wants to buy shampoo that is on sale as shown in the picture.

Which expression could NOT be used to find his total after buying 3 bottles that cost x amount?

a)

2.3x

b)

2.7x

c)

x + x + 0.7

d)

2x + 0.7x

7.

Shawn and his friends are going to the State Fair. It costs $12 to park their car. Tickets to get in are $10 per person. If p represents the number of people, which expression represents how much money Shawn and his friends will spend?

a)

12p + 10p

b)

12p - 10p

c)

12p + 10

d)

12 + 10p

8.

Dave has $800 in his savings account. He adds $30 to his savings account each week.

How do you calculate how much money he has after 5 weeks?

a)

800 + 30

b)

800 + 30 + 5

c)

800 + (30 \cdot  5)

d)

800+305\frac{800+30}{5}   

9.

Cody has $450 in his savings account. He adds $20 to his savings account each week. Which expression represents the amount of money Cody has in his savings account after x weeks

a)

450x + 20

b)

450 + 20x

c)

470 + x

d)

470x

10.

A plumber charges a customer a one-time service fee of $79, $62 per hour for labor, and a surcharge of $15 per hour due to the call being an emergency.

Write an expression to represent the total charges for the plumber after x number of hours/

(a)  

11.

Which expression represents the word problem:

5 more than the product of (w) and 9

a)
9w + 5
b)
9/w + 5
c)
9w - 5
d)
5w + 9
12.

Which expression represents the following word problem:

If Alex feeds his turtle the same amount of food twice a day, how much food will he feed the turtle in a week?

a)

2t x 7

b)
2t - 7
c)
7 + 2t
d)

12t×7\frac{1}{2}t\times7

13.

Sarah has $200 in her bank account. She withdraws $15 every week. Which expression represents the amount of money left in her account after w weeks?

a)

200 - 15w

b)

200 + 15w

c)

200w - 15

d)

15 - 200w

14.

Tom and his friends are going to a concert. Parking costs $15, and tickets are $25 per person. If p represents the number of people, which expression represents the total cost?

a)

15p + 25p

b)

15 + 25p

c)

15 + 25

d)

15p - 25

15.

Which expression represents the word problem:

3 less than twice the number of apples (a)

a)

a - 3

b)

2a - 3

c)

2a + 3

d)

3 - 2a