Write a product of a number and a sum
Are they equivalent?
Find the correct value
Find the rule
Word Problems
100

Use the distributive property to write two different expressions equal to 16. Write a product of a number and a sum.

10 + 6

2(5 + 3)


14 + 2

2(7 + 1)

100

Write an expression equivalent to 5(x + 2y)

5 + 10y

100

Which value in the set {2, 12, 24, 36} is a solution of the equation x - 24 = 12?

solution:

36

36 - 24 = 12 

100

x.      y

3.      5

4.      6

5.      7

y = x + 2

100

12 students enjoy playing basketball.  This is 25% of the total number of students in 6th grade.  Find the total number of 6th grade students. 

25% x = 12

25/ 100 x = 12

1/4 x = 12

(4/1) 1/4x = 12 (4/1)

x = 48 students

200

Use the distributive property to write two different expressions equal to 40. Write a product of a number and a sum.

38 + 2

2(19 + 1)

30 + 10

10(3 + 1)

200

Write an expression equivalent to 3x - 9

3 ( x -1)

200

Which value in the set {4, 15, 22, 32} is a solution of the equation 2x - 5 = 39?

solution:

22

2(22) - 5

44 - 5

39

200
Write an equation

j.       k

5.       15

6.        18

7.        21

k = 3j

200

One HiChew has 5 calories. Each bag of HiChews contains 60 HiChews

Write an equation with two variables that can be used to determine the total number of calories of the HiChews in any number of bags of HiChews. Show your work.

C = calories

b = bags

c = 120 b

300

Use the distributive property to write two different expressions equal to 18. Write a product of a number and a sum.

12 + 4

4 ( 3 + 1)

10 + 6

2( 5 + 3)


300

Write an expression equivalent to 

10 x + 8 - 2x - 3

8x + 5

300

Which value in the set {2, 11, 18, 30} is a solution of the equation 5x + 1 = 56?

solution:

11

5(11) + 1 

55 + 1

56

300

Write an equation

h.        m

50        10

40.         8

30           6

m = h / 5

300

A package of sour gummies shows that each serving has 10 grams of sugar. Each bag of gummies contains 8 servings.

Write an equation with two variables that can be used to determine the number of grams of sugar, g, b  bags of gummies. 


 Show your work.

g = 80 b

400

Use the distributive property to write two different expressions equal to 80. Write a product of a number and a sum.

70 + 10

10 (7 + 1)

60 + 20

20 (3 + 1)

400

Write an expression equivalent to

2 ( 5 + 3p + p)

2 ( 5 + 4p)

10 + 8p

400

Which value in the set {3, 4, 8, 10} is a solution of the equation 10x - 6 = 94

solution:

10

10 (10) - 6

100 - 6

94

400

Wrire an equation

x.     y

2      5

3.     10

4.      17

solution:

y = x2 + 1

400

A video game cost $3.00 for the app. The data storage then costs $6 for each month.  The expression 3 + 6 ( m -1) represents the total cost of the video game for m months. 

How much will it cost to play the video game for 5 months? 

3 + 6 ( m - 1)

3 + 6 ( 5 - 1)

3 + 6 (4)

3 + 24

27.       It will cost $27 to play the video game for 5 months. 

500

Use the distributive property to write two different expressions equal to 120. Write a product of a number and a sum.

100 + 20

20 ( 5 + 1)

30 + 90

30 ( 1 + 3)

500

Write an expression equivalent to

(x )(x) (x) + y + y + y 

x3  + 3y

500

Which value in the set {2, 5, 7, 9} is a solution of the equation x2  + 3  = 28?

solution:

5

52 + 3

25 + 3

28

500

Write an equation

g.      h

2.       3

4.       6

6.        8

solution:

h = 1.5 g

500

An Amazon gift card showed that someone added $15 on Monday, then spent $10 on Wednesday and the current balance is $60.  

The equation A  + 15 - 10 = 60

Find the beginning balance of the gift card. 

 A + 15 - 10 = 60

A + 5 = 60

    - 5.    -5

A = 55

The Amazon gift card started with $55.

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