Topic 4 Readiness Assessment

Use the order of operations to evaluate 5 + 4 × 2.

• 11

• 13

• 18

• 22

How would you express the area of the rectangle using the Distributive Property?

• 5(x + 3)

• x(3 + 5)

• 3(x + 5)

• 3x + 5

Jessie bought f bags of potting soil for $2.00 each. Select all the expressions which show how much Jessie paid.

• f + 2

• 2f

• f + f

• 2f + 2

• f – 2

Select all the expressions which are equivalent to three times the sum of six and five.

• 3 × 6 + 5

• 3(6 + 5)

• 3 × 5 + 6

• (6 + 5) + (6 + 5) + (6 + 5)

• 3 + (5 × 6)

Sam buys one bag of flour for $2.50, three packages of shredded cheese for $3.00 each, and x packages of mushrooms for $3.50 each. If Sam paid $18.50 in all, how many packages of mushrooms did Sam buy?

• 4

• 3

• 1

• 2

Israel planted 4 tomato seeds in his garden. Then he planted s flower seeds in each of his three neighbor’s gardens. Which expression represents the number of seeds Israel planted?

• 4s + 3

• 4 + 3s

• 4 – 3s

• 3s – 4

Allie bought some DVDs for $14.99 each. Which expression below represents Allie’s cost for d DVDs?

• 14.99 + d

• 14.99 + 14.99d

• 14.99 × d

• 14.99d

How would you simplify the expression represented by the diagram below?

• 2 + c

• 9c

• 6 + 3c

• 6 × 3c

Asa has 4 colored pencils. His friend purchases three times as many. If Asa’s friend buys two more 4-packs, which expression shows the total amount of pencils that Asa and his friend have?

• 4 + (3 × 4) + (2 × 4)

• (4 + 3) × (4 – 3) + (2 × 4)

• 4 + 3 + (4 + 4)

• 4 + (3 + 4) + (3 + 4)

Dré wants to add 1 foot of grass all around his doghouse. If the doghouse is 2 feet by 5 feet, what would the area of the grassy region be?

• 10 square feet

• 18 square feet

• 28 square feet

• 32 square feet