Interpreting Expressions Word Problems

Create an expression to represent the following word problem.

g divided by 9

• 9g

• g - 9

• g/9

• 9/g

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The quotient of j and 8

• 8j

• 8/j

• j + 8

• j/8

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Product of 4 and k

• 4/k

• 4k

• 4 - k

• 4 + k

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4 less than 5u

• 4 - 5u

• 5u - 4

• 4u - 5

• 5 - 4u

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

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)

Bob has 3 times as many stamps as his friend. How might that be expressed if the number of stamps belonging to his friend is represented by s?

• 3 + s

• s ÷ 3

• s - 3

• 3s

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TEKS.MATH.4.5A

Write an expression for: the sum of a number and 9

• n - 9

• n * 9

• n + 9

• n/9

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

Tickets to the aquarium cost $27 per person. Write an expression to represent the total cost of tickets for a group of people. Let n represent the number of people in the group. What are the important parts of this problem that can help you write an algebraic expression?

• The aquarium is a fun place to go.

• Tickets cost $27 per person

• n stands for the number of people in the group

• I am trying to find the total cost of tickets for the whole group

• This is an algebra problem.