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Mrs. Vollman
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100

Evaluate

to solve

100

her dog's name

Ashley

100
the sum of 12 and c

12 + c

100

If x = 1, what is 4 + x?

5
100

a + a + a + a

4a

200

Substitute

put the value in for the variable

200
her favorite color

purple

200
the product of 8 and x

8x

200

If x is 22, what is x divided by 11?

2

200

Mrs. Vollman's husband's name

Dave or David

300

variable

unknown quantity

300

her typical bedtime

9:30PM

300

17 less than w, with its difference divided by 20

 17 - w /  20

300

If n is 10, what is  3n + 3

33

300

Simplify this algebraic expression.   40x - 20x + 9 - 1

20x + 8

400

Number before the variable when multiplying

the coefficient

400

her height in inches

65 inches

400

the quotient of 27 and a number

27 / n

400

If b = 10, what is 9 + 5b

59

400

Brad's shoes cost $60.  Elaina's shoes cost x dollars less than Brad's shoes. How much does Elaina's shoes cost?

(60 - x) dollars

500
Contains operations, numbers, AND variables

algebraic expression

500

her shoe size

8.5

500

Meghan has 20x balloons. Maxwell has 5 more balloons than Meghan. The total number of balloons is then split up between 55 children. Write an algebraic expression to represent this situation.

(20x + 5) / 55
500

If c = 2, what is 20/c - 3 + 10

17

500

Ashley ate 5 pounds of dog food this month. Gretel ate k pounds more than Ashley, but Moon ate b pounds less than Ashley. How much did they all eat in total?

(5 + (5 + k) + (5 - b)) pounds of food.