Expressions Word Problems Review

Your mom wins $100 on a scratch-off ticket. She wants to split it between you and your sisters. How much will each of you receive if there are c children?

• 100 - c

• 100 + c

• 100 ÷ c

• 100c

Tracy has 16 oatmeal cookies. She splits them evenly among b bags. Choose the expression that shows how many cookies are in each bag.

• b - 16

• 16

• 16b

• 16 ÷ b

There are r rows of chairs with 7 chairs in each row. Choose the expression that shows the number of chairs in total.

• 7r

• 7/r

• r-7

• r+7

A pizza delivery driver earns $8 an hour and works h hours per day. He also spends $20 a day on gas. How much will the driver earn in one day?

• 8h - 20

• 8h + 20

• 8 + 20

• 8 - 20h

Conner (age 13), his sister (age 7), and Connor's parents go to a movie on Saturday night. Write an expression for the total cost.

• 4(5)

• 4(3)

• 3(8) + 5

• 2(8) + 10

Mrs. Guang purchased four airline tickets to Florida. She will also pay a fee of $55 for an extra piece of luggage. Define a variable and write an expression to represent her total cost of flying to Florida.

• p + 55

• 4p

• p - 55

• 4p + 55

The expression 3j + 10 shows the total cost with shipping for 3 pairs of jeans. Find the total cost if each pair of jeans costs $25.

• $85

• $75

• $13

• $60

Write and simplify an expression that represents the total cost of ordering nuts on a scoop of ice cream and then adding hot fudge.

• x + 0.35

• x + 1.10

• 1.1x

• 0.35x

Ten kids each order a scoop of ice cream. Five of the kids add sprinkles, 3 add nuts, and 2 add nothing extra. Write and simplify an expression that represents the total cost.

• x + 2.30

• 10x + 1.25

• 10x + 2.30

• x + 1.05

Connor (age 13), his sister (age 7), and Connor's parents go to a movie on Saturday night. What is the total cost?

• $12

• $26

• $32

• $29