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Curriculum: California Math Content Standards   Click to change Curriculum

Topic: Introduction to Algebra  Click to change Topic

Lesson: 5.0, 15.0: Writing Algebraic Expressions  Click to change Lesson

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cc  Which of the following choices represents the phrase "5 added to 2 times x is equal to 12"?
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cc  A problem involves adding 6 to x and then dividing the sum by 7 followed by subtracting 5 from the quotient. Which of the following is the result obtained by performing the operations described above?  cc View Solution
cc  Which of the following expressions is the correct representation of the cost of m dozens of chocolate boxes, if each chocolate box costs $16.16?  cc View Solution
cc  Rose is 47 years younger than Bill. If Bill is a years, then what is Rose's age?  cc View Solution
cc  Which of the following is the correct choice for the phrase given below?
"Dennis has 8 dollars more than Tim"
(Let x represent the money that Dennis has and y represent the money that Tim has.)  cc
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cc  Which of the following choices represents the word phrase, "5 added to 3 times x is equal to 19"?  cc View Solution
cc  A problem involves subtracting 4 from x and then dividing the difference by 5 followed by adding 3 to the quotient. Which of the following is the result obtained by performing the operations described above?  cc View Solution
eee A rope is cut into 4 equal pieces. A length of 2 ft is again cut from each of the 4 pieces. Choose the correct variable expression for the new length of each piece. Let x be the length of the original rope.
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eee Christina's present age is 6 times Carol's age. Identify a variable expression for the sum of their ages after 4 years. Let x be the Carol's present age.
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eee How many chocolates will each boy get if x chocolates are to be shared equally among 8 boys? eee View Solution
eee A snail climbs a in vertically upwards from a point on a wall then slips down y in and then climbs z in upwards again. Write the statement as a variable expression for its final position. eee View Solution
eee Victor and Tommy fired 11 shots each to hit a target. Each person gets p points for a hit and loses q points for a miss. Victor hits the mark 5 times and Tommy hits the mark 3 times. Identify the variable expressions that represent their individual scores.
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eee The number of games won by a tennis player is 5 more than the number of games he lost in a season. Represent the situation as an equation, if w represents the number of games won and l represents the number of games lost. eee View Solution
eee A man walks 4 km and then travels a certain distance of t km by train. Choose an equation for the total distance traveled by the man, if the whole journey is 56 km. eee View Solution
eee Which of the following is the correct choice for the phrase, "y is divided by a number 34"?
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eee Identify the variable expression for the phrase "The difference between k and 34 is equal to 5".
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eee Andrew scored 43 points more than Mike did in Economics. Choose the correct variable expression form representing the points obtained by Andrew. Let x be the points obtained by Mike in Economics. eee View Solution
eee Ashley's salary 3 years ago was $y. Now, she gets 4 times the salary and spends $2,598. Calculate her savings. eee View Solution
eee Which of the following choices represents the phrase "5 added to 2 times x is equal to 13"?
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eee Sheela bought 3 kg of tomatoes and 3 kg of onions for $47. Which of the following choices represents the appropriate equation for the situation, if t represents the cost of 1 kg of tomatoes and p represents the cost of 1 kg of onions?
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eee Which of the following choices represents the phrase "3 added to 5 times x is equal to 17"?
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eee Which of the following expressions represents a two-digit number with x in its ones place and y in its tens place? eee View Solution
eee A problem involves adding 3 to x and then dividing the sum by 4 followed by subtracting 2 from the quotient. Which of the following is the result obtained by performing the operations described above? eee View Solution
eee Which of the following expressions is the correct representation of the cost of m dozens of chocolate boxes, if each chocolate box costs $25.25? eee View Solution
eee Nina is 11 years younger than Dennis. If Dennis is a years, then what is Nina's age? eee View Solution
eee Which of the following is the correct choice for the phrase given below?
"Ethan has 6 dollars more than Tommy"
(Let x represent the money that Ethan has and y represent the money that Tommy has.) eee
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eee Which of the following choices represents the word phrase, "3 subtracted from 5 times x is equal to 17"? eee View Solution
eee A problem involves subtracting 6 from x and then dividing the difference by 7 followed by adding 5 to the quotient. Which of the following is the result obtained by performing the operations described above? eee View Solution
eee A rope is cut into 8 equal pieces. A length of 4 ft is again cut from each of the 8 pieces. Choose the correct variable expression for the new length of each piece. Let x be the length of the original rope.
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eee Katie's present age is 3 times Diane's age. Identify a variable expression for the sum of their ages after 2 years. Let x be the Diane's present age.
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eee How many chocolates will each boy get if x chocolates are to be shared equally among 5 boys? eee View Solution
eee A snail climbs a cm vertically upwards from a point on a wall then slips down y cm and then climbs z cm upwards again. Write the statement as a variable expression for its final position. eee View Solution
eee Andy and George fired 14 shots each to hit a target. Each person gets p points for a hit and loses q points for a miss. Andy hits the mark 8 times and George hits the mark 6 times. Identify the variable expressions that represent their individual scores.
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eee The number of games won by a tennis player is 4 more than the number of games he lost in a season. Represent the situation as an equation, if w represents the number of games won and l represents the number of games lost. eee View Solution
eee A man walks 4 km and then travels a certain distance of t km by train. Choose an equation for the total distance traveled by the man, if the whole journey is 93 km. eee View Solution
eee Which of the following is the correct choice for the phrase, "y is divided by a number 30"?
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eee Identify the variable expression for the phrase "The difference between k and 12 is equal to 4".
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eee Which of the following variable expressions is the correct choice to express d dimes in terms of nickels?
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eee Jake scored 42 points more than Matt did in Math. Choose the correct variable expression form representing the points obtained by Jake. Let x be the points obtained by Matt in Math. eee View Solution
eee Which of the following is the correct choice for the phrase given below?
"Tommy has 4 dollars more than Frank"
(Let x represent the money that Tommy has and y represent the money that Frank has.) eee
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eee Select the correct equation for the statement, "Cost of 5 belts and 4 ties is $130". Let b be the cost of one belt and t be the cost of one tie.
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eee Which of the following inequalities represents the sentence "A number divided by 5 is less than or equal to 4."?
Let y represent the number.
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eee Lydia bought 3 kg of onions and 2 kg of tomatoes for $43. Which of the following choices represents the appropriate equation for the situation, if t represents the cost of 1 kg of onions and p represents the cost of 1 kg of tomatoes?
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eee Which of the following choices represents the word phrase, "4 subtracted from 2 times x is equal to 11"? eee View Solution
eee Express the inequality 25x > 120, as a word sentence. Let x represent the number.
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eee The area of the rectangle whose length is 5 times its width is equal to 125 square meters. Write an equation for the area.
[The area of a rectangle equals length times width. Let x represent the width of the rectangle.] eee
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