Order of Operations
Translating Expressions
Simplifying Expressions
Writing Expressions
Distributive & Zero/Ones
100

15 ÷ 5 (4) – 7

What is 5?

100
The difference of 8 and a number
What is 8 - a?
100

Simplify:

r(6r + 7 + 9y)

6r2 + 7r + 9ry

100

 Samantha buys four notebooks and a $3 book.  Write an expression for how much money Samantha spends.

What is 4x+3?

x=cost of one notebook

100

Are these expressions equivalent?  Why or why not?
y + 7 + 2 = 7 + y + 2

What is yes, they are?

Order doesn’t matter with addition

200

Are these expressions equivalent? Why or why not?
9 – 3 – 4 = 4 – 9 – 3

What is no? 

*you can not switch the order with subtraction* 

200
2 times the sum of 6 and p
What is 2(6+p)?
200
Simplify 6(f + 2f + 3).
What is 18f+18?
200

I baked a batch of cookies.  I gave 4 cookies to my sister and split the rest with my friend. Write an expression for how many cookies I have now.

What is 

(x-4)/2

x=number of cookies baked

200

 0x + 1x + 1x + 0y +1y

What is 2x + y?

300

12 + (52 – 2 • 7)

What is 23?

300
The product of 3 and a number plus 8
What is 3b+8?
300
Simplify 5(3g+2h+5g).
What is 40g + 10h?
300

Bob earns $8 per hour at his job bussing tables.  He also gets $15 in tips at the end of a shift.

What is 8x + 15?
x = the number of hours Bob works

300

Use the distributive property to write an equivalent expression:
21 – 7x = ?

What is  7( 3 – x )?

400

6[(17 – 11+ 8) ÷ 7]

What is 12?

400
5(u-2)
What is 5 times the difference of u and 2?
400
Simplify 10(4p+3m+5p+m)
What is 90p+40m?
400

Clumsy Cate had a bag of marbles, but she dropped it and seven rolled under the couch.  Then her mean sister Mean Jean stole half of her marbles.  Later that evening, Cate found three of her lost marbles.  How many marbles does Cate have now?

What is (c-7)/2 + 3 

OR 

(c-7) - 1/2(c-7)+3
c = the number of marbles Cate started with

400

1x - x/1 + x/x

What is 1?

500
Evaluate 8+2^2÷4+11.
What is 20?
500
(10+f)/4
What is the sum of 10 and f divided by 4?
500

Simplify 4c(10+2c+2+3c)?

What is 20c2 + 48c?

500

At Carl’s Crazy Critters, he has a lot of critters.  On Monday night, half of them escape.  On Tuesday, two dozen more escape.

What is c/2 – 2 • 12 

OR 

 c - 1/2c – 2 • 12
c = the number of critters Carl had to start with

500

Use 12, r, and 3 to write two equivalent expressions that demonstrate the distributive property.

What is 

12(3 +r) = 36 + 12r

OR r(3+12)=3r+12r

OR 3(12+r)=36+3r

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