Expressions Solving and Matching

Kyle is paid $8.00 an hour, and last week, what does the x represent in the expression 8x

• The number of days Kyle worked last week

• The number of hours Kyle worked last week

• The number of hours Kyle worked over the weekend

• The amount of money Kyle made

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

• c - 7

• c + 7

• 7 - c

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?

• Maggie makes y 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 y bottles of fingernail polish, how many bottles does Dale have?  

• Brenton scores 12 more points than Taylor. If Taylor scored y points, how many points did Brenton score? 

• Wiley has y roses in his flower shop. He puts 12 roses into each bouquet. How many bouquets did Wiley make?

Carlos collected tickets to concerts he attended. This year he attended 6 concerts, he has now been to 20 concerts. If t equals of concerts he has been to before this year. Which expression represents the situation?

• t = 20+6

• t = 20-6

• 6 = t +20

• 20 = t +6

• True

• False

Select the equations where y = 2, is the solution. Select all that apply.

• y - 1 = 3

• 15 - y = 13

• y + 5 = 7

Wendell is trying to solve the equation 4.23= t+2.8. What step should Wendell perform FIRST?

• Subtract 2.8 from 4.23

• Add 2.8 to 4.23

• Subtract 4.23 from 2.8

• Multiply 4.23 by 2.8

Create an equation from the scenario and solve.

The product of 12 and x is forty-eight

Twenty less than w is 3. What is the value of w?

• 17

• 60

• 7

• 23