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A train starts with 75 passengers. At the next stop, p people get off. Write an expression for how many passengers are left.
75 - p
A customer has 50,000 pesos. They buy c pesos worth of items. Write an expression for how much money they have left.
50,000 - c
There are 30 students in a class. The teacher divides them into g equal groups. Write an expression for the number of students per group.
30 ÷ g
A soccer team scores x goals in one game and 3 in the next. Write an expression for the total goals.
x + 3
A farmer starts with k cows and sells 15 of them. Write an expression for how many are left.
k - 15
A biker travels x kilometers each day for 5 days. Write an expression for the total distance traveled.
5x
A bakery sells x loaves of bread for 10,000 pesos each. Write an expression for the total cost.
10,000x
A student reads p pages a night for 7 nights. Write an expression for the total pages read.
7p
A basketball player scores y points per quarter for 4 quarters. Write an expression for the total points.
4y
A bakery has b trays of cookies. Each tray holds 24 cookies. Write an expression for the total number of cookies.
24b
A car has g liters of gas, but 12 liters are used during a trip. Write an expression for how much gas is left.
g - 12
A store had m cartons of milk. After selling 30, they restocked with 50 more. Write an expression for the total number now.
m - 30 + 50
A librarian organizes 60 books onto s shelves, placing an equal number on each. Write an expression for how many books per shelf.
60 ÷ s
A video game character collects 5 times as many coins as their friend, who collected c coins. Write an expression for the character’s total.
5c
A music playlist has s songs. Each song is 4 minutes long. Write an expression for the total playtime.
4s
A bus had x passengers. 10 passengers got off at the first stop and 7 more got off at the second stop. Write an expression for how many are left.
x - 10 - 7
OR
x - 17
A shopper buys 4 oranges and p bananas. Each fruit costs 2,000 pesos. Write an expression for the total cost.
2,000 × (4 + p)
A teacher had t pencils. After 12 broke, they bought 30 more. Write an expression for the new total.
t - 12 + 30
A group of g players split 144 tokens evenly. Then, each player won 3 more. Write an expression for how many tokens each has.
(144 ÷ g) + 3
A group of m students shares 240 markers evenly. Then, each student receives 5 bonus markers. Write an expression for how many markers each student gets.
(240 ÷ m) + 5
A bus is driving d kilometers per hour for 3 hours.
Write an equation for the total distance traveled.
If d = 10.5, how many km did they travel in total?
3d
31.5
A test had 50 questions. A student answered x correctly and got 8 wrong. Write an equation and solve for x.
x + 8 = 50
50 - 8 = x
A basketball team scored x points in the first half and 28 in the second half for a total of 75 points. Write an equation and solve for x.
x + 28 = 75
x = 47
A toy store had x stuffed animals. After selling 60, they had 90 left. Write an equation and solve for x.
x - 60 = 90
x = 150