Writing and Evaluating Expressions Answers

Henry divided his socks into five equal groups. Let s represent the total number of socks. Which expression and solution represent the number of socks in each group if ?

Kalinda is 68.7 inches tall and wants to know how many inches taller she is than Terrence. If t represents Terrence’s height in inches, which expression can she use to find the answer?

Fiona doubled the original amount in her savings account, s. Which expression represents her new balance and what is that new balance if ?

The height of Sonji’s picture frame is 18 inches. Part of the height is from the matting. Sonji wants to know the height of a picture that will fit in the remaining height of the frame. If m represents the height of one side of the matting, which expression represents the height of the opening for the picture?

Which scenario could be represented by the algebraic expression ?

Joe told Mickey he got an hourly raise at work and his new rate will be $10.25 per hour. Mickey wants to know what Joe’s hourly rate was before his raise. If r represents the amount of the raise, which expression represents Joe’s hourly rate before his raise?

Salina’s age is one-quarter the age of her aunt. If a represents her aunt’s age, which expression represents Salina’s age?

Sandra rode her bike 5 times as many miles as Barbara. If b, the distance Barbara rode, equals 3.4 miles, what is the correct expression and distance Sandra rode?

Which algebraic expression represents “the quotient of 7 and a number”?

Which scenario could be represented by the algebraic expression ?