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100

Write an algebraic expression for:

3 less than the quotient of x and 6

x/6 - 3

100

How many 1 inch cubes can fit into a larger cube with length of 4 inches, a width of 3 inches, and a height of 2 inches?

What is 24 cubes?

100

This would be the height of a parallelogram with a base of 8 inches and an area of 48 square inches.

What is 6 inches?

100

Create an equivalent expression for 5(4x + 2y)

Hint: Use the Distributive Property

20x + 10y

100

Tony said that 3(x - 5) and 3x - 5 are equivalent expressions. Is Tony correct? Justify your reasoning.

No, b/c Tony did not use the Distributive Property correctly. 3(x - 5) and 3x - 10 are equivalent.

200

Create an expression for the phrase: 7 more than 2 times m

2m + 7

200

This is the volume of a rectangular prism with a length of 12 cm, a width of 4 cm and a height of 2 cm? 

What is 96 cm3?

200

This is the area of a triangle with a base of 10 cm and a height of 6 cm.

What is 30 square centimeters?

200

Simplify the expression:

3(n)(n)(n)4(n)(n)

12n5

200

This would be the algebraic expression for the phrase "The difference of six squared and 9".

What is 62 - 9?

300

Identify the coefficients, constants, and terms from the expression 4a + 7 + 5b

Coefficients: 4, 5

Constants: 7

Terms: 4a, 7, 5b

300

A rectangular prism has a base with an area of 31 cm2  and a height of 4 cm. What is the volume of the prism?

What is 124 cm?

300

What is the surface area, in square inches, of a prism with a length of 8 inches, a width of 6 inches and a height of 2 inches?

What is 152 square inches?

300

Simplify the expression:

7a + 15 - 2a + 3

5a + 18

300

These are the two steps one must follow to find the surface area of a prism or pyramid.

What is 1. Find the area of each face and 2. Add the areas of the faces

400

Write an expression to represent each phrase: 

a. 4 times the sum of 8 and a 

b. 10 times the difference of 5 and n

What is:

a. 4(8 + a)

b. 10(5 - n) 

400

A rectangular prism has a volume of 60 in3, a height of 2 in and a width of 10 in. What is the length of the rectangular prism?

What is 3 inches?

400

The base of a square pyramid has 3 meters sides. The height of each face is 4 meters. What is the surface area of the square pyramid? 

What is 33 m2?

400

Simplify the expression:

6(4 + n) + 1

25 + 6n or 6n + 25

400

This would be the area of the blue region of the parallelogram.


What is 74 m2

500

Write an algebraic expression to represent each phrase:

a. The sum of a coefficient and a constant.

b. The difference of a constant and a coefficient

What is:

a. Possible answers: 4n + 9, 5x + 12, 3m + 6, etc.

b. Possible answers: 7 - 3a, 8 - 13n, etc.

500

Justine wants to wrap a shipping box shaped like a rectangular prism. The box is 12 inches tall and has a square based with sides that each measure 2 inches. How much paper will she use? 

What is 104 square inches?

500

Simplify the expression.

5(z + 4) + 4(2 - z)

z + 28 or 1z + 28 or 28 + z

500

This would be the volume of a box that measures 1 2/3ft by 2/3ft by 2 1/3ft.  

What is 7 7/9 ft3?

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