Translating Algebraic Expressions
Evaluating Algebraic Expressions
Simplifying Algebraic Expressions by Combining Like Terms
Expanding and Factoring Algebraic Expressions
Word Problems
100
The sum of a number, p, and 2.4
p + 2.4 OR 2.4 + p
100
Evaluate 3g when g = 12
3 x 12 = 36
100
Simplify: x + x + x + 2
3x + 2
100
Expand: 4(y + 2)
4y + 8
100
A square has side lengths of 5p inches. What is the perimeter of the square?
5p + 5p + 5p + 5p = 20p inches
200
I divided my candy, d, into 5 equal bags.
d/5
200
Evaluate 3c - 13 when c = 6
3 x 6 - 13 = 18 - 13 = 5
200
Simplify: 4w + 3w + 5 + 8
7w + 13
200
Factor: 5p + 15
5(p + 3)
200
Jenny is b years old. Alexis is 5 years older than Jenny. Find Alexis' age in terms of b.
b + 5 years old OR 5 + b years old
300
12 subtracted from a number, h
h - 12
300
Evaluate 4x/3 when x = 9
4 x 9/3 = 36/3 = 12
300
Simplify: 9 + 5h + 6h - 7 - 8h + 4
3h + 6
300
Expand: 7(2x - 3)
14x - 21
300
A rectangle has a length of 2b cm and a width of 4 cm. If b = 8, find the perimeter of the rectangle.
2b + 2b + 4 + 4 = 4b + 8 = 4 x 8 + 8 = 40 cm
400
2 plus the product of 4 and a number, b
2 + 4b OR 4b + 2
400
Evaluate 22 - x/5 when x = 20
22 - 20/5 = 22 - 4 = 18
400
State whether the pair of expressions below are equivalent. 4y + 2y + y and 5y - y
Not equivalent; 4y + 2y + y = 7y and 5y -y = 4y
400
State whether the pair of expressions are equivalent. 5(x - 1) and 5x - 1
Not equivalent; 5(x - 1)= 5x - 5
400
Kelly saves $5 each week. Write an expression to represent the amount Kelly will save in b weeks. If Kelly works for 24 weeks, how much money will she save?
5w ; 5 x 24 = 120 Kelly will save $120
500
the difference of a number, y, and 4 multiplied by 9
9(y - 4)
500
Evaluate 16 - 2d/3 - 4 when d = 18
16 - 2(18)/3 - 4 = 16 - 36/3 - 4 = 16 - 12 - 4 = 0
500
State whether the pair of expressions below are equivalent. z + z + z + 5 and 2z + 6 + z - 1
Equivalent; z + z + z + 5 = 3z + 5 and 2z + 6 + z - 1 = 3z + 5
500
Expand and then simplify the expression below: 8(y + 3) + 6 - 3y
8y + 24 + 6 - 3y = 5y + 30
500
Ms. Martin wrote the expression below. She asked her class to write an equivalent expression using no more than 1 set of parentheses: 4(3x + 5y + 2z) + 3(x - z). Tom wrote 12x + 20y + 8z ; Jenna wrote 5(3x + 4y + z) ; Chris wrote 15x + 20y - 5z. Which, if any, of the 3 students wrote an expression that is equivalent to Ms. Martin's expression?
JENNA wrote an equivalent expression