Algebra
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Decimals and Fractions
Multiplication
100
A recipe calls for 2 cups of flour and n cups of sugar. Which expression could be used to find the total number of cups of flour and sugar needed?
n + 2
100
Julia's favorite hobby is collecting stamps. She has 5 more Colonial stamps than 3 times her Victorian stamps. Using v for the number of her Victorian stamps, which expression gives the number of Julia's Colonial stamps?
3v + 5
100
Josie is planning a kickball tournament for her school. So far 112 students have signed up to play. Josie would like to have at least 12 teams. If each team has 11 members, how many students will she need to sign up?
132
100
A person running a marathon runs 26.2 miles. What number has a value equal to 26.2?
26 and 2/10
100
Sandy’s mom bought tickets to visit the Kennedy Space Center. She bought 2 adult tickets and 3 child tickets. Each adult ticket cost $41 and each child ticket cost $10 less than an adult ticket. What was the total cost for the 5 tickets?
$175
200
There are 35 students trying out for the basketball team. If n represents the number of students on each practice squad, which expression represents how many practice squads will be formed?
35 ÷ n
200
George buys a bottle of medicine because he is feeling sick. The instructions tell him to take 2 pills 3 times a day. Using p for the number of pills in a bottle, which expression gives the total number of pills he will have remaining after one day?
p − (2 × 3)
200
Mrs. Walker took $100 with her on a shopping trip. She saw a dog bed that cost $14 in a pet store. She bought one for each of her 6 dogs. How much money did Mrs. Walker get back as change?
$16
200
An ant can lift an object that weighs 0.75 ounces. Which fraction is equivalent to 0.75?
3/4
200
In 2007, about 8,824 people visited Florida every day. This number dropped in 2008 to about 8,687 people every day. About how many fewer people were expected to visit Florida each week in 2008 than in 2007?
About 700
300
If T represents Tony's age and Andrea's age is represented by T - 4, which statement is true? A. Tony is 4 years older than Andrea. B. Andrea is 4 years older than Tony. C. Andrea is 4 times as old as Tony. D. Tony is 4 times as old as Andrea.
Tony is 4 years older than Andrea.
300
Ms. Prescott needs to give her class of 30 students a standardized test. She has 40 pencils for her students to use and asked each student to bring extra pencils. Using p to represent the number of extra pencils her students bring, which expression gives the number of pencils that each of Ms. Prescott's students will have?
(40 + p) ÷ 30
300
At the corner store, candy is sold by the piece. The prices for four types of candy are shown in the table below. Sue bought a chocolate cherry, Tom a jawbreaker, Wendy purchased a fruit chew, and Karen chose a gumball. If each person pays with a $1.00 bill, who receives the most change back? At the corner store, candy is sold by the piece. The prices for four types of candy are shown in the table below. Chocolate Cherry= $.29 Jawbreaker = $.20 Fruit chews= $.18 Gumball= $.25
Wendy
300
The price of a printer is $225. Mr. Suarez is buying 3 printers and gives the cashier $800. How much change will he receive?
$125
400
Jenny is 7 years older than her brother Sam. The expression below can be used to determine Sam's age, where J represents Jenny's age. J − 7 If Jenny is 16 years old, how old is Sam?
9
400
Charlie has $10 and wants to buy two candy bars. Using c to represent the cost of each bar, which expression gives amount of money he will have left after buying the candy bars?
10 − (2 × c)
400
Abbie is reading a series of 12 mystery books. Each book has 192 pages. When she completes the series, how many total pages will Abbie have read?
2,304
400
Andy and Barney ordered a medium pizza, which was cut into 8 equal slices. Barney wants to eat only 1/4 of the pizza. If Andy eats the rest, what fraction is equal to the amount of the pizza he will eat?
3/4
400
A Key West charter boat company offers glass-bottom boat rides to view the reef. There are 8 boat tours each day. How many people can take a boat tour in one week if each tour takes 12 people?
672
500
Clifford wants to decorate a square picture frame with ribbon. The expression below can be used to determine the amount of ribbon needed to decorate all four sides of the picture frame, where n represents the number of inches of ribbon needed to decorate one side. 4 × n If it takes 8 inches of ribbon to decorate one side of the frame, how many inches of ribbon will be needed to decorate all four sides of the picture frame?
32
500
Barbara is 4 years older than 3 times Kelly's age. Using k for Kelly's age, which expression gives Barbara's age?
3k + 4
500
Estephan works at the recycling center every 4 days in May. Dan works at the same center every 6 days. If they both work on May 1, what are the next two days that the boys will work on the same day?
May 13th and May 25th
500
The diameter in millimeters of four United States coins is shown in the table below. Which list correctly places the coins in order from least to greatest diameter? penny=19.05 nickle=21.21 quarter=24.26 dime=17.91
dime, penny, nickle, quarter
500
The price of a camera is $239. Mr. Karros is buying 2 cameras and gives the cashier $500. How much change will he receive?
$22
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