4.11 Writing Algebraic Expressions - Word Problems

Strawberries are $1.95 a pound. Write an expression for p pounds of strawberries. 

• $1.95+p
• $1.95-p
• $1.95/p
• $1.95p

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CCSS.HSA-SSE.A.1A

Nate has 6 fewer CDs than Emily.  If c represents the number of CDs Emily has, which expression tells how many CDs Nate has?

• 6-c
• 6+c
• c-6
• c+6

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

CCSS.6.EE.C.9

Jamal helped his grandmother plant her vegetable garden. He planted 3 rows of zucchini seeds and 4 rows of yellow squash seeds. Each row had s seeds. Which expression represents how many seeds Jamal planted in all?

• 3s + 4s

• 3s + 4

• 4s + 3

• 34s

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.A.3

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

If m represents the amount of money Zoe had, which expression represents how he spent $28?

• $m\ -\ 28$
  

• $m\ +\ 28$

• $28m$

• $\frac{m}{28}$

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

If g represents Edna’s grade, which expression shows that she earned 5 points extra credit?

• $g\ +\ 5$

• $g\ -\ 5$

• $5g$

• $\frac{g}{5}$

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CCSS.6.EE.B.6

If p represents the points Kia scored in a game, which expression shows how she tripled her point total?

• $3p$

• $3\ -\ p$

• $3\ +\ p$

• $\frac{p}{3}$

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CCSS.6.EE.B.6

If c represents the cookies the Joe bought, which expression shows how much he split between himself and 3 siblings?

• $\frac{c}{4}$

• $4c$

• $c\ +\ 4$

• $c\ -\ 4$

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CCSS.HSA-SSE.A.1A

Polly, Jack, and Cara went to a craft store to buy special beads to make friendship bracelets. Each friend plans to put s star-shaped beads on their bracelet. Which expression represents how many star-shaped beads the friends should buy?

• $3s$

• $s\ +\ 3$

• $s\ -\ 3$

• $\frac{s}{3}$

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

Tiana went to Game Stop to purchase a gaming system. They had a special promotion where for a limited time systems were half the price. She also had a coupon for $25 dollars off the sale price. If g represents the game system, which expression represents the sale price along with the coupon?

• $\frac{g}{2}\ -\ 25$

• $\frac{g}{2}+25$

• $2g\ -\ 25$

• $\frac{g}{25}-2$

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CCSS.HSA-SSE.A.1A

Luke's parents hired a clown for his birthday party. The clown charges $100 plus an additional $20 per hour. If h represents the hours, which expression represents how much Luke's parents spent on the clown?

• $100\ +\ 20h$

• $100h\ +\ 20$

• $100\ +\frac{h}{20}$

• $100\ +\ h$

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CCSS.HSA-SSE.A.1A