Interpreting Expressions Word Problems

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

Rhonda was organizing photos in a photo album. She took 60 photos and divided them evenly among p pages. Which algebraic expression represents the number of photos on each page?

• p / 60

• 60 / p

• 60 + p

• 60p

Kelly has some money she has already saved. After mowing two lawns on Saturday, she adds $40 to her savings. How much money has Kelly saved altogether? Let s represent the amount of money she already has in savings.

• s + 40

• 40s

• 40 - s

• 40/s

Tyrell has a sister that is y years younger than him. If Tyrell is 12 years old, how old is his sister? Which algebraic expression could be used to find the age of Tyrell's sister?

• y - 12

• 12 / y

• 12 + y

• 12 - y

Find the matching expression for the following situation: Fred has $23. He spends x dollars on an ice cream.

• 23x

• 23+x

• 23-x

• 23÷x

Find the matching expression for the following situation: Hannah works as a mail delivery person. She gets paid d dollars an hour. She works for 40 hours a week.

• d+40

• 40÷d

• 40d

• 40+d

A cell phone company charges $40 per month plus a $35 activation fee. What is the expression for the total cost for m months?

• 40 - 35m

• 40m - 35

• 40m + 35

• 40 + 35

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 – 20

Which expression matches: twice a number, decreased by four.

• 2x – 4

• x - 4

• (x÷2) – 4

• 2x + 4

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