Translating Situations 1
Amy has some goldfish in her fish tank. She decides that she wants to buy 3 more goldfish to add to her aquarium.
Write an expression to represent the number of goldfish Amy will have.
g + 3
Sam has some shirts. She gave 2 away to her friend.
Write an expression to represent the number of shirts.
s - 2
Four people share the prize money equally.
Write an expression to represent how much money each person receives.
p ÷ 4
Nathan bought a number of comic books. Each comic book was $4.50.
Write an expression to represent the cost of n comic books
4.50n
Six baseball players shared some baseballs equally.
Write an expression to represent how many baseballs each player receives.
b ÷ 6
Chloe is n years old. Her mother is 20 years older.
Write an expression to represent the mother's age.
20 + n
or n + 20
Simon spent $12 per ticket for him and his friends to go to a concert.
Write an expression to represent how much money Simon would spend if he bought t tickets.
12t
The width of a box is 4 inches less than the length. If the width of the box is x inches, how long is the length?
Write an expression to represent how long the length of the box is.
x + 4
For every box of cookies sold, they earn $0.75.
Write an expression to represent the cost of n cookies.
0.75n