Writing expressions & equations
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100

the product of 5 and s

5s

100

What is the rule for the following pattern?

36, 43, 50, 57,64

add 7

100

True or False. 

A car traveled 20 miles and stopped every 4 miles. How many stops did it make? 

This problem represents 4x = 20

False

100

Which equation correctly represents "A number increased by 4 is equal to 10"?

A. n × 4 = 10  B. n - 4 = 10     C. n + 4 = 10           D. n ÷ 4 = 10

C. n+4 =10

100

What is the variable in the equation down below?

5-r = 2

r
200

Write an expression for...

“4 less than a certain number”?

any variable - 4

200

What is the rule for the following pattern?

63, 54, 45, 36, 27

Subtract 9

200

Which scenario best represents the equation 18=n+7

a)A football team scored 18 points in total. They lost 7 points due to penalties. How many did they originally score?

b) David had some balloons. He bought 7 more and now has 18. How many did he have at first?

c) Lisa baked 18 cookies and gave 7 away. How many does she have now?



b) David had some balloons. He bought 7 more and now has 18. How many did he have at first?

200

a box full of cookies shared by 8  people

a) n-8

b) n ÷ 8

c) 8 ÷ n

d) n − 8

b) n ÷ 8

200

True or False. The expression down below is telling me to multiply.

34g 

True

300

Write an expression for...

Stacy has 240 books and number of shelfs to display them. She will put an equal number of books on each shelf. 

240 / s

300

input.           output

2                     4

8                     16

5.                    10

?                      12


6

300

Bella brought stickers to school to give to 12 of her friends. Each friend received 4 stickers. How many stickers did Bella bring to school? Let “s” represent the number of stickers Bella brought to school.

12 x 4 = s

300

Julie lost four beads from her bracelet. It still has 23 beads. Which number sentence could be used to find b, the number of beads that were originally in the bracelet? 

a) b ÷ 4 = 23   b) b x 4= 23    c) b + 4 = 23  

d)b-4=23

d) b-4 = 23

300

True or false. All of these statements are correct.

A symbol can be used to stand for a variable.

An empty box can be used to represent a variable.

A variable can be represented by a letter.

A variable is used to represent an unknown number in an equation.

True

400

A teacher has 45 pencils and gives them equally to n students. Each student gets 5 pencils. How many students are there?

45 / n = 5

400

Whats the 7th term of the pattern?

0, 9, 18, 27, 36,....

54

400

Which problem situation could be solved by using the equation? 30g = 150

 A) A Ali read 150 pages of a book on each of g days. How many books could he read in 30 days?

B )Ali read 30 pages of a book on each of days. He read 150 pages in all. How many days did he spend reading the book?

B )Ali read 30 pages of a book on each of days. He read 150 pages in all. How many days did he spend reading the book?

400

Mia wants to share 24 pencils equally among her 6 friends. Which equation represents this situation?

A. p - 6 = 24

 B. 24 × p = 6 

C. 24 ÷ 6 = p 

D. 6 ÷ 24 = p

C. 24 ÷ 6 = p

400

There are some tables in the cafeteria. Each table can seat 10 students. Marta wrote the expression to determine how many seats there are altogether in the cafeteria. What does the B represent in the expression ?

B × 10

 Number of students

 Number of seats

Number of tables

Number of tables

500

Write an equation for Marcus had 12 piles of marbles. There were 19 marbles in each pile. How many marbles did Marcus have in all? Use "m" for the amount of marbles in all.

12 x 19 = m

500

4, 12, 36, 108, 324

Which of the following patterns uses the same rule?

A 15, 30, 60, 120, 240

B 9, 18, 36, 72, 144

C 6, 9, 12, 15, 18

D 3, 9, 27, 81, 243

d)

3,9,27,81,243

500

Which situation could be represented by m + 4 = 16?

a) Rocco had 4 marbles. He bought some more marbles for a total of 16. How many marbles did he buy?

b) Rocco had 16 marbles. James gave him 4 more marbles. How many marbles does Rocco have

now?

a) Rocco had 4 marbles. He bought some more marbles for a total of 16. How many marbles did he buy?

500

What is the correct verbal expression for the algebraic expression x+8?

A. A number x decreased by 8

 B. The sum of a number x and 8

C. The product of a number x and 8 

D. A number x divided by 8


 B. The sum of a number x and 8

500

In the equation 7 + □ = 12, what does the box represent?

A. The answer to the problem          

B. A missing or unknown number

C. A number that is always 7 

D. A multiplication symbol

B. A missing or unknown number