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Twice the number of apples Sam picked, decreased by 7, is represented by the expression.
a. 2a−7
b. 7−2a
c. 2a+7
d. a−7a
a. 2a−7
Anna’s mother is 7 years more than three times her age. If Anna is 12 years old, how old is her mother?
a. 31 years old
b. 36 years old
c. 43 years old
d. 38 years old
c. 43 years old
Maria's age is 5 years more than twice her son's age. If her son is 8 years old, how old is Maria?
a. 16 years old
b. 21 years old
c. 18 years old
d. 25 years old
b. 21 years old
The sum of Diana's age and her father’s age is 68. Diana’s father is 3 times as old as she is, minus 4 years. How old is Diana?
a. 16 years old
b. 18 years old
c. 20 years old
d. 22 years old
b. 18 years old
The number of books in a library is 5 less than triple the number of books in a classroom. Write the expression.
a. 3b+5
b. 5−3b
c. 3b−5
d. b−3
c. 3b−5
A bag of marbles has 15 more than three times the marbles in a smaller bag. Write the expression.
a. 15+3m
b. 3m+15
c. 15−3m
d. Both a and b
b. 3m+15
Anna is 3 years younger than her sister Mia. If Mia is mmm years old, write an expression for Anna's age.
a. m+3
b. m3
c. 3m
d. m−3
d. m−3
A father is 4 times as old as his daughter. In 8 years, the father’s age will be twice the age of his daughter. How old is the daughter now?
a. 6 years old
b. 10 years old
c. 8 years old
d. 12 years old
c. 8 years old
Lila is 8 years older than twice her brother's age. If her brother is 10 years old, how old is Lila?
a. 18 years old
b. 28 years old
c. 24 years old
d. 26 years old
b. 28 years old
Nathan’s father is 12 years older than twice his age. If Nathan is 14 years old, how old is his father?
a. 36 years old
b. 40 years old
c. 38 years old
d. 42 years old
b. 40 years old
The sum of a father’s age and his son’s age is 56 years. The father is 4 times older than his son. How old is the son?
a. 10 years old
b. 12 years old
c. 14 years old
d. 16 years old
d. 16 years old
A mother is twice as old as her son. In 10 years, the mother will be 10 years more than her son’s age at that time. How old is the son now?
a. 5 years old
b. 20 years old
c. 15 years old
d. 10 years old
d. 10 years old
Four times the number of pens John has, plus 6, is written as:
a. 6+4p
b. 4+6p
c. 4p-6
d. 6−4p
a. 6+4p
Lani’s age is 4 years less than twice her brother’s age. If her brother is 11 years old, how old is Lani?
a. 15 years old
b. 18 years old
c. 20 years old
d. 22 years old
b. 18 years old
Jane's grandmother is 5 years less than four times her age. Write an expression for her grandmother's age if Jane's age is j.
a. 4j−5
b. 5−4j
c. 4j+5
d. j−5
a. 4j−5
Jessica is 5 years older than her brother. In 6 years, the sum of their ages will be 35. How old is Jessica now?
a. 12 years old
b. 13 years old
c. 14 years old
d. 15 years old
c. 14 years old
Liam's father is twice his age, minus 10. Write an expression to represent his father's age.
a. 2l−10
b. 10−2l
c. 2l+10
d. l−10
a. 2l−10
Twice the number of chairs in a hall, decreased by 15, is written as:
a. 15−2c
b. 2c+15
c. 2c−15
d. c−15
c. 2c−15
Randy’s mother is 9 years more than three times Randy’s age. If Randy is 15 years old, how old is his mother?
a. 45 years old
b. 54 years old
c. 50 years old
d. 60 years old
b. 54 years old
Two siblings have a combined age of 40. The older sibling is 8 years older than twice the age of the younger sibling. How old is the older sibling?
a. 24 years old
b. 28 years old
c. 32 years old
d. 36 years old
a. 24 years old