Matching Expressions with Word Problems

Create an expression to represent the following word problem.

The product of 7 and j increased by 3.

• 7j + 3

• 7j - 3

• 7(j + 3)

• 3j + 7

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

Create an expression to represent the following word problem.

Six divided by the product of -7 and b.

• 6/b - 7

• 6/-7b

• -7b/6

• b - 7/6

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

Create an expression to represent the following word problem.

Three times the sum of e and 2

• 3e + 2

• 2e + 3

• 3(e + 2)

• 3(e - 2)

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

Create an expression to represent the following word problem.

Twice the sum of 6 and x

• 2(6 + x)

• 12 + x

• x + 6

• 2(6 - x)

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

Create an expression to represent the following real-world word problem.

You spend $20 for a shirt and d dollars on jeans

• 20 - d

• 20 + d

• d - 20

• 20d

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CCSS.6.EE.B.6

Create an expression to represent the following real-world word problem.

Five times Mike's age, m, increased by 9

• 5(m + 9)

• 9(5 + m)

• 9m + 5

• 5m + 9

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

Create an expression to represent the following real-world word problem.

Strawberries are $1.95 per pound, p.

• $1.95+p

• $1.95-p

• $1.95/p

• $1.95p

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

Liam buys 3 chocolate bars, he uses a $2 off coupon, and the total after the savings comes to $8. How much did each chocolate bar cost?

• 3X - 2 = 8

• 2 + 3X = 8

• 3 = 8X + 2

• 2 - 8 = 3X

Tags

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

Katherine buys a bag of chips for $2 at the grocery store, she also buys some boxes of cookies for $3 each. If her total bill was $8, how many boxes of cookies did she buy?

• 2 + 3X = 8

• 3 +2X = 8

• 2 = 8X -3

• 3Z - 2 = 8

Tags

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

Josh put his baseball card collection into 3 binders. He put the same number of cards into each binder. If Josh has a total of 246 baseball cards, which equation could show c, the amount of cards in each binder?

• 3 - c = 246

• c - 3 = 126

• c + 3 = 126

• c x 3 = 246

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3