Match Expressions to Word Problems

Match the word problem with the expression:
A teacher had 16 students.  She needed to split up her class into a number of equal groups.  When she was finished, she had 4 groups.

• f x 4 = 16

• 16 x 4 = f

• f = 16 ÷ 4

• 16 ÷ f = 4

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Match the word problem with the expression:
A battery box contains 18 batteries.  Every toy needs the same number of batteries.  I was able to replace the batteries in 9 toys.  How many batteries did each toy need?  

• 9 ⋅ u = 18

• 18 - u = 9

• 18 = 9 + u

• 18 ÷ u = 9

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

Match the word problem with the expression:
Mr. Furlich had some students visit his office in the morning.  Later he had three more students visit his office.  Altogether, 19 students had visited his office throughout the day.  How many came in the morning?

• 19 - b = 3

• b + 3 = 19

• 3b = 19

• 19 - b

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

Match the word problem with the expression:
Jacob added 12 pennies to his piggy bank full of pennies.  When he opened it up, he had a total of 42 pennies.  How many did he have in his piggy bank before he added the extra pennies?

• t - 42 = 12

• 42 + 12 = t

• 12 +t = 42

• 12t = 42

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

Students brought in 300 canned goods for the food drive on Monday. On Tuesday students brought in x more than the day before. Write an expression for how many canned goods students brought on Tuesday.

• 300 + x

• 300 - x

• 300x

• x - 300

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CCSS.6.EE.B.6

Sarah has $40 in her lunch account and pays $2 each day to eat lunch.
Which expression below could be used to represent the total amount of money in Sarah's account after x days?

• 40 + 2x

• 40 - 2x

• 2 + 40x

• 2 - 40x

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CCSS.6.EE.B.6

Which expression represents the situation “add seven to the product of a number and ten?”

• 10(z + 7)

• 7 + z + 10

• 10z + 7

• 7z + 10z

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CCSS.6.EE.B.6

Sheryl earns money for college by walking dogs and by mowing lawns. She earns $3  for each dog she walks and $25 for each lawn she mows. Which expression can be used to determine the amount of money, in dollars, Sheryl earns from walking w dogs and mowing m lawns?

• 3w + 25m

• 28(m + w)

• 3w + 25

• 75(w + m)

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CCSS.6.EE.B.6

Ms. Yee and Mrs. Walsh are baking cookies. Ms. Yee has made C cookies. Mrs. Walsh has made 4 fewer cookies than Ms. Yee. Which of the following could be used to find the number of cookies Mrs. Walsh made?

• c - 4

• c + 4

• c x 4

• c ÷ 4

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CCSS.6.EE.B.6

Jordan bought pencils for school.  Each pencil cost $.10.  Let p  represent the number of pencils she bought. Write an expression for the total amount she spent.

• p / .10

• .10p

• p +.10

• p- .10 

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CCSS.HSA-SSE.A.1A