Evaluating Expressions No Negatives

Mr. Gollow bought triple as many pencils as Ms. Boggs.  If Ms. Boggs purchased p pencils, then how many pencils did Mr. Gollow purchase?

• p/3
• p + 3
• p - 3
• 3p

Mr. O'Neal has 165 comic books in his collection.  Every month, m, he acquires 8 new comics from his monthly subscriptions.  The total number of comic books in his collection is represented by the expression 165 + 8m.
What is the total number of comic books Mr. O'Neal will have after 3 months?

• 173
• 189
• 200
• 157

Write an algebraic expression for the following: 8 more than f

• 8 - f
• 8 = f
• f + 8
• 8f

Which of the following is the value of
 5 + 4x when x = 10?

• 19
• 54
• 45
• 35

When h = 6, what is the value of the following expression?
16+(h-2)

• 14
• 20
• 18
• 22

At the beginning of the school year, Mrs. Johnson gives each student in her class 2 pencils as a welcome gift. She has N number of students.  She can buy pencils in packs of 8.  Which expression represents how many packs of pencils Mrs. Johnson will need to purchase?

• 2N + 8
• 2N ÷ 8
• 2N x 8
• 2N - 8

What is the sum of 14 and x?

• x - 14
• 14(x)
• 14 + x
• 14/x

What is 5 less than the product of 6 and s?

• 6s - 5
• 5 - 6s
• 5 + 6 - s
• 6 - s -5

Write the phrase as an expression.
twice a number x plus 8

• 2 + 8x
• 2x + 8
• 2(x+8)
• 8(2+x)

Evaluate 2a + 4b 
if a = 10     and    b = 6

• 20
• 24
• 44
• 4