Translate Real-Life Scenarios into Expressions

A store sells pencils for $x each. If you buy 5 pencils, how can you express the total cost?

• $5x

• $x * 5 + $x

• $x + 5

• 5x

Maria has $y saved for a video game. If the game costs $40, how can you express how much more she needs to save?

• y - 40

• y + 40

• 40 - y

• 40 / y

A recipe calls for 3 cups of flour and 2 cups of sugar. If you want to make 'x' batches, how can you express the total cups of flour needed?

• 3x

• 3x + 2

• 5x

• 2x

Tom is 'a' years old. His sister is 3 years younger. How can you express his sister's age in terms of 'a'?

• a + 1

• a - 3

• a - 1

• a + 3

A car travels 'd' miles per hour. How can you express the distance traveled in 't' hours?

• d * t

• d - t

• d + t

• d / t

A book has 'p' pages. If you read 10 pages a day, how can you express the number of days it will take to finish the book?

• p * 10

• p - 10

• p / 10

• p + 10

A garden has 'g' rows of plants. If each row has 4 plants, how can you express the total number of plants in the garden?

• g * 4

• g + 4

• 4 + g

• 4g

A concert ticket costs $50 plus a service fee of 'f'. How can you express the total cost of one ticket?

• 50 + f

• 50 * f

• $50 + $10

• 50 - f

If a rectangle has a length of 'l' and a width of 'w', how can you express the perimeter of the rectangle?

• P = l + w

• P = 2l + w

• P = lw

• P = 2l + 2w

A school has 's' students. If each student needs 2 notebooks, how can you express the total number of notebooks needed?

• 2 * s

• 2 + s

• s * 2 + 1

• s + 2