Words to expressions
The price for soda is $3 for each gallon.
The cost of a bottle of water is $1.
Write an expression that represents purchasing a bottle of water and g gallons of soda.
1+3g
a=amount of apples
b=amount of bananas
c=total cost
Describe the meaning of the equation
c=1a+2b
Total cost is 1 dollar per apple plus 2 dollars for each banana.
What does the relationship between miles and hours driven by Mr. Gibbon in his car tell you about his driving habits?
Miles Hours
0 0
200 1
400 2
600 3
200 miles per hour
x=student tickets sold, y=adult tickets sold.
2x+5y=100
Find the amount of student tickets sold if 10 adult tickets were sold.
25 student tickets.
The price for a pencil is 25 cents.
The cost of an eraser is 10 cents.
Write an expression that represents purchasing p pencils and e erasers.
25p+10e
At a movie theatre, Jeremy buys a ticket and popcorn.
p=amount of popcorn bags purchased
c=total money Jeremy spent
Describe the meaning of the equation
c=7.50+4.25p
Total money Jeremy spent is 7.50 for the ticket and 4.25 for each bag of popcorn he buys.
Write an equation that shows the relationship between x and y.
x y
2 8
3 7
4 6
x=student tickets sold, y=adult tickets sold.
2x+5y=100
Find the amount of adult tickets sold if 20 student tickets were sold.
12 adult tickets were sold.
A theme park sells youth tickets (x) for 2 dollars and adult tickets (y) for 5 dollars. They collect 100 dollars in revenue.
Write the equation that represents the situation.
2x+5y=100
A veggie burger (v) costs $4.
A hamburger (h) costs $5.
Explain what the following expression represents.
4v + 5h
4 dollars per veggie burger added to 5 dollars per hamburgers gives total cost of burgers.
Write an equation for the relationship between x and y:
x y
1 3
2 6
3 9
4 12
y=3x
a=apples sold, p=peaches sold.
4a+5p=60
Find the amount of apples sold if 8 peaches were sold.
5 apples were sold.