Translating Algebraic Expressions
GEMDAS
Evaluating Expressions
WORD Problems
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100

10 less than k

k - 10

100

21 ÷ 7 • 2

6

100

Evaluate 3x - 2 for x = 5

13

100

Sylvia bought 4 bananas for 10 pesos each and 1 apple for 15 pesos. Which expression represents the total cost? 


A. 15 × 10 + 4

B. 4 × 10 + 15

C. 6 × 10 + 15

D. 4 × 15 + 10


B

100

How is the number 98,765,401 written in words?

Ninety-eight million, seven-hundred sixty-five thousand, four-hundred one

200

j+100

j plus 100

j increased by 100

j more than 100

the sum of j and 100

200

21 ÷ 7 • 9 - 27

0

200

Evaluate x2 - 1 for x = 5

24

200

Blanca has dimes and quarters in her purse. The number of dimes is 22 less than 5 times the number of quarters. Let q represent the number of quarters. Write an expression for the number of dimes.

5q - 22

200

What is the product of 12 and 9/4?

27

300

m decreased by the product of 5 and n

m - 5n

300

36 ÷ (4 • 3) + 7 - 5

5

300

Evaluate m3 - n for m =2 and n=8

0

300

The length of a rectangle is 4 inches less than the width. Let w represent the width of the rectangle and write an expression for the length of the rectangle.

w-4

300

A fair, six-sided dice is rolled. What is the probability of rolling less than 5? [Write the value in simplest form and not the probability scale].

2/3

400

Three times the quantity of the sum of p and 31.

3(p+31)

400

18 - 3 • 6 + 102 + (6 + 1) • 4

128

400

Evaluate (p2 - p)÷r for p = 3 and r = 2

3

400

What is the perimeter of the rectangle having a length of 10 cm and a width of 20 cm given the formula P=2(L+W)?

60 cm

400

Probability is the chance or likelihood of something to happen. What is the chance of getting a consonant from the letters of the word PROBABILITY?

7/11

500

50(w - 8) +1

Fifty times the quantity of the difference of w and 8 plus 1

The sum of 1 and fifty times the quantity of w minus 8 

500

3{1+[4(2 + 1) +3]}

48

500

Evaluate x2y3 for x=1 and y=4

64

500

Speed is the distance traveled over a period of time. A man walks 20 km in 4 hours. Find his speed.

5 km per hour

500

Lord Barrington Smythe-Wilson decides to set up a business breeding racehorses. He buys 36 horses. They are stallions, mares and foals in the ratio 2:7:3. How many of each does he have?

stallion=6, mares=21, and foals=9

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