Unit 3 Study Guide
Expressions
Answer Key
Rewrite using exponents
1. 4 ● 4 ● 4 ● 4 = 256
2. a ● a ● a = a3
Evaluate the following expressions
3. 52 = 5 ● 5 = 25
4. 62 + 24 = 6 ● 6 + 2 ● 2 ● 2 ● 2 = 36 + 16 = 52
5. 23 ● 52 = 2 ● 2 ● 2 ● 5 ● 5 = 200
Evaluate each expression is d = 11, e = 3, f = 2, g = 18, and h = 9
6. h + d – e = 9 + 11 – 3 = 17
7. d – h + e – 5 = 11 – 9 + 3 – 5 = 0
8. 2f + fg = 2 ● 2 + 2 ● 18 = 4 + 36 = 40
9. Write an algebraic expression for the product of seven and eight decreased by x, then evaluate if x = 15.
7●8–x
56 – 15 = 41
1 1
10. Evaluate the expression ab – c + d, if a = 10, b = 4, c = 6.5 and d = 4 10 ● 4 – 6.5 + 4
40 – 6.5 + .25
33.75
11. Write an algebraic expression that represents “the product of 7 and a number increased by 2.”
7x + 2
12. Write an algebraic expression that represents “the sum of 14 and a number decreased by three.”
(14 + x) - 3
13. Oscar bought n ride tickets at the carnival. Sadie bought 4 times as many ride tickets as Oscar. Write an expression that
represents the total number of ride tickets Oscar and Sadie bought.
n + 4n
14. The table below shows the number of calories a 100-pound person burns while swimming different numbers of hours.
Number of Hours Number of Calories
Swimming (x) Burned (y)
0.5 90
1 180
1.5 270
2 360
x
Write an expression that could find the number of calories a 100-pound person burns after swimming x hours.
180x
15. MusicBiz rents mp3 players by the day. The store charges $6.00 per day and a one-time enrollment fee of $2.50. If x
represents the number of days, write an expression to determine the total charge, in dollars, to rent a mp3 player for x
day.
6x +2.5
Translate the statement below to algebraic expressions:
16. 12 more than a number x + 12
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17. The quotient of a number and 9 9
18. 15 less than a number x - 15
Translate the algebraic expressions below to written statements (Answers vary)
19. 23f (the product of 23 and f, twenty-three times f, twenty-three times f)
20. 5x + 8 (the product of 5 and x increased by 8, eight more than the product of 5 and x)
Identify the parts of each expression
21. 4a – 7
4
Coefficient _____ a
Variable _____ multiplication Term(s) 4a,
Operation _____ 7
_____
subtraction
22. 3 + 2x
3, 2x
2
Coefficient _____ x
Variable _____ Operation multiplication
_____ Term(s) _____
addition
Find the value of the expression
23. 2 + 3 ● 4
2 + 12
14
24. 84 ÷ (2 ● 6) ÷ 52
84 ÷ 12 ÷ 52
84 ÷ 12 ÷ 25
7
7 ÷ 25 = 25 or .28
25. (50 ● 2) – 2(6 – 5)
100 – 2(1)
100 – 2 = 98
3
26. Use the formula V = s3 to find the volume of a cube with a side of 8 inches. V = 8
V=8●8●8
V = 512 inches3
27. The expression 50 + 8n can be used to find the total price for n people to go to the Family Oktoberfest. Determine the
cost for 40 people to attend the Oktoberfest. 50 + 8 ● 40
50 + 320
$370 is the cost for 40 people to attend Oktoberfest.
28. Write two equivalent expressions for the expression below. (Hint: combine like terms and use the distributive property.)
12x – 4x + 7 + 25y – 3 + 15y 8x + 10y +4
2(4x +5y +2)
29. Write two expressions to represent the perimeter of the square. Use multiplication and the distributive property.
4(5x +3)
20x + 12
5x + 3 + 5x + 3 + 5x + 3 + 5x + 3
Determine if the expressions are equivalent. If the statement is false, make it true.
30. 4 – z = z – 4
False, 4 – z = 4 - z
31. a + a + a + b + b = a3 + b2
False, a + a + a + b + b = 3a + 2b
32. 4(3x + 2) = 12x + 2
False, 4(3x + 2) = 12x + 8
33. Write an equivalent expression to 6(p +5)
6p + 30
