Simple Expressions With a Variable

Ally Ruth has 3 times as many Hot Wheels cars as Scott.  If h represents the number of cars Scott has, which expression represents the number of cars Ally Ruth has? 

• h + 3 
• 3 - h 
• 3 / h
• 3h 

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CCSS.6.EE.B.6

Belle has 23 ornaments on her tree.  She purchased more ornaments to have a total of 40 ornaments on her tree.  Which equation would best be used to determine how many ornaments were purchased? 

• 40 + t = 23
• 40 - 23 = t 
• 23 + t = 40 
• 23 - t = 40 

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

Which word problem can be solved using the expression m + 5? 

• L.T. earned 5 math objectives today.  If m is the number of math objectives he had yesterday, how many does he have now? 
• L.T. solved 5 fewer math problems than Sophie.  If m is the number Sophie solved, how many math problems did L.T. solve? 
• Sophie bought 5 of each type of candy the store had in stock.  If m represents the amount of candy the store had, how much candy did Sophie buy? 
• Sophie divided L.T's M&Ms into 5 stacks.  If m is the number of M&Ms L.T has, how many M&Ms are in each stack? 

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CCSS.HSA-SSE.A.1A

Which of the following statements could be used to solve the equation y / 12 = 8? 

• Maggie makes 8 batches of cookies, and each batch makes 12 cookies.  How many total cookies does Maggie make? 
• Callie has 12 fewer bottles of fingernail polish than Dale.  If Callie has 8 bottles of fingernail polish, how many bottles does Dale have?   
• Brenton scores 12 more points than Taylor.  If Taylor scored 8 points, how many points did Brenton score? 
• Wiley has y roses in his flower shop.  He puts 12 roses into each bouquet, making 8 bouquets of roses.  How many roses did Wiley have?   

Jack packed y boxes with 20 cans of food in each box.  If there were 500 cans of food, which number sentence would be used to find out how many boxes Jack packed? 

• 500 x 20 = y
• y + 20 = 500
• 20 x y = 500
• y - 500 = 20 

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

Alex sells corn at the farmer's market.  If c represents the amount of corn Alex has, which number sentence could be used to find the amount of corn Alex has left after selling 7 ears of corn? 

• c - 7 = ? 
• c + 7 = ? 
• c x 7 = ? 
• 7 - c = ? 

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CCSS.6.EE.B.6

Miss Williams divides her class into six equal groups of 4 students each.  Which number sentence could be used to find s, the number of students in Miss Williams's class? 

• s x 4 = 6
• s / 4 = 6
• 4 + 6 = s 
• s - 4 = 6 

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

Elizabeth went running on the Creeper Trail.  Today she ran 1.5 more miles than she did yesterday.  If m represents the miles she ran yesterday, which number sentence can be used to find the number of miles Elizabeth ran today? 

• m - 1.5 = ? 
• m / 1.5 = ? 
• m + 1.5 = ? 
• m x 1.5 = ? 

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CCSS.6.EE.B.6

Sally and Donny were running for class president.  Donny got 15 votes and Sally got v fewer votes than Donny.  Which number sentence could be used to find the number of votes Sally received? 

• v - 15 = ? 
• 15 - v = ? 
• 15 / v = ? 
• v / 15 = ? 

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CCSS.6.EE.B.6