5.4B Numerical Expression TEA

1. An elementary school had 90 boxes of glue sticks. Each box had 36 glue sticks. Teachers put all of the glue sticks into bags to give to the students. They put 6 glue sticks into each bag.

Which equation can be used to find b, the number of bags the teachers can fill with these glue sticks?

 

A.   90 × 36 ÷ 6 = b

B.   90 ÷ 6 + 36 = b

C.   36 × 90 + 6 = b

D.   36× 6 × 90 = b

• A

• B

• C

• D

2. Kendra earned a total of $625 selling jewelry.

She sold 7 necklaces for $55 each.

She sold 8 rings.

Each ring was sold for the same price.

The equation shown can be used to find r, the amount of money in dollars she earned for each ring sold.

r = [625  (7 × 55)] ÷ 8

What was the amount of money in dollars Kendra earned for each ring sold?

 

A.   $30

B.   $240

C.   $45

D.   None of these

• A

• B

• D

• E

3. Three friends rode their bikes last week.

Christine rode her bike 27 kilometers.

Philip rode his bike 12 kilometers less than Christine.

Nathan rode his bike 3 times as far as Philip.

Which equation represents n, the distance in kilometers Nathan rode his bike?

 

A.   (27 + 12) ÷ 3 = n

B.   (27 − 12) × 3 = n

C.   (27 − 12) ÷ 3 = n

D.   (27 + 12) × 3 = n

 

• A

• B

• C

• D

4. Mr. Lorenzo gave his 2 sons $50 to buy a cooler. The total cost for the cooler is $44. Mr. Lorenzo told his sons that they could each have an equal share of the change they receive. The equation shown can be used to determine s, the amount of money each son should receive in dollars.

s = (50 − 44) ÷ 2

What amount of money is represented by s?

 

A.   $28

B.   $6

C.   19

D.   $3

 

• A

• B

• C

• D

5. A family spent $93 at a carnival.

They spent $18 on tickets to the carnival and $36 on food.

They spent the rest of the money on games.

Which equation can be used to find g, the amount of money in dollars the family spent on games?

 

A.   93 = g +36 - 18

B.   93 = 18 + 36 - g

C.   93 = 36 - 18 - g

D.   93 = g + 36 +18

• A

• B

• C

• D

6. Mr. Fernández packed 31 red apples and 41 green apples into a box for a customer. He packed 8 boxes like this. Mr. Fernández used this equation to find x, the number of apples he packed into all the boxes.

x = (31 + 41)8

How many apples did Mr. Fernández pack into the boxes?

 

A.   576

B.   568

C.   80

D.   10,168

• A

• B

• C

• D

7. Dr. Smith provides checkups for employees of a company. She charges a $500 fee plus $10 for every employee who receives a checkup.

Which equation can be used to find c, the amount Dr. Smith charges to provide checkups for 30 employees?

 

A.   c = 10(30) − 500

B.   c = 500 + 30 + 10

C.   c = 10(30) + 500

D.   c = 500(30) + 10

• A

• B

• C

• D

8. At a party a magician charges $35 plus an additional $2 for every child at the party. Which equation can be used to determine m, the number of dollars the magician charges for a party that has 16 children?

 

A.   35(2) + 16 = m

B.   35(2) − 16 = m

C.   35 − 16(2) = m

D.   Not here

 

• A

• B

• C

• D

9. Leah made 25 bracelets on Friday and 7 bracelets on Saturday.

On Sunday, she sold all of the bracelets to 4 stores.

She sold the same number of bracelets to each store.

Which equation can be used to find b, the number of bracelets Leah sold to each store?

 

A.   (25 − 7) ÷ 4 = b

B.   (25 + 7)4 = b

C.   (25 − 7)4 = b

D.   (25 + 7) ÷ 4 = b

 

• A

• B

• C

• D

10. Theo earned $500 selling food at a carnival. He earned $260 selling nachos and the rest selling hot dogs for $2 each. Theo used this equation to find h, the number of hot dogs he sold at the carnival.

h = (500 − 260) ÷ 2

How many hot dogs did Theo sell at the carnival?

 

A.   380

 

B.   180

 

C.   370

 

D.   120

• A

• B

• C

• D