AF 1.2: Write and evaluate an algebraic expression for a given situation, using up to three variables.

1 Choose the expression the corresponds
to the following phrase:
The difference between the product of
12 and some number, b, and the sum of
two numbers, m and w.
4 Jessica wants to buy a skateboard that
costs $49.99. She has d dollars. Her 5
friends contribute f dollars each and her
mom gives her m dollars. Which
expression represents how much more
money Jessica needs to buy the
skateboard?

A (12b) + (w + m) A 49.99 + (d +5f + m)

B (12b) – (w + m) B 49.99 – (d +5f + m)

12
C + (w + m) C 49.99 + (d +f + 5m)
b

12
D – (w + m) D 49.99 – (d +f + 5m)
b

If s = 3 and z = 2, what is 2s – z? If j = 88, k = 4, and I = 11,

2 5
what is (j ÷ k) – i ?

A 1 A 4
B 2 B 11
C 3 C 22
D 4 D 87

3 If f = 5, a = 2, and u = 20, 6 During November, c cats at an animal

u shelter had k kittens each and one dog had
what is – 3a?
f p puppies. Which expression represents the
total number of kittens and puppies born
that November?

A -2 A c(k + p)
B -1 B (cp) + k
C 1 C ck + p
D 2 D (ck)p

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AF 1.2: Write and evaluate an algebraic expression for a given situation, using up to three variables.

7 Letters cost $0.42 to mail, postcards
cost $0.28, and one-pound boxes cost
$4.80. Which expression represent the
amount it would cost to mail l letters, p
postcards, and b boxes?
9 On Monday, Erick received m letters in the
mail. On Tuesday, he received t letters. He
put each of his letters into one of 3 equal
piles. Which expression represents the
number of letters in each pile?

m
A 0.37l + 0.23b + 4.80p A +n
3

(m + n)
B 0.37l + 0.23p + 4.80b B
3

3
C 0.37p + 0.23l + 4.80b C
(m + n)

n
D 0.37p + 0.23b + 4.80l D +m
3

4 people shared the prize from a

8
winning lottery ticket. The total prize
was w dollars, but t dollars were taken
out of the overall prize first to pay
taxes. Which expression represents
how much money each person received
from the prize after the taxes?

-
A (w ÷ 4) – t

B (4 ÷ w) – t

C 4 ÷ (w – t )

D (w – t ) ÷ 4

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