Name: _________________________________________________
Writing Expressions
One-Step
Write an expression using a variable to represent each situation.
example: You have 3 times as much money as Maria. 3m
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1. A player scored 5 more points than Rodger. ________________________
2. You had $20 but spent d dollars on ice cream. ________________________
3. Your teacher split c pieces of candy among 23 students. ________________________
4. Your brother is twice as tall as your sister. ________________________
5. Your friend ran 6 more miles than Anna. ________________________
6. Alice had 12 needles in her sewing kit, but then lost n needles. ________________________
7. Milo earns $13 per hour at his new job. ________________________
8. There are w windows on each of 8 buildings. ________________________
9. The librarian has 682 books and bought b more. ________________________
10. M
rs. Murphy had 83 rulers to divide among her students. ________________________
Write your own sentence to represent the given expression.
11. 7x _______________________________________________________________________________
12. 32 -- a _______________________________________________________________________________
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ANSWER KEY Note: V
ariables may vary.
Writing Expressions
One-Step
Write an expression using a variable to represent each situation.
example: You have 3 times as much money as Maria. 3m
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1. A player scored 5 more points than Rodger. r+5
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2. You had $20 but spent d dollars on ice cream. 20 -- d
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c
3. Your teacher split c pieces of candy among 23 students. 23
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4. Your brother is twice as tall as your sister. 2s
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5. Your friend ran 6 more miles than Anna. a+6
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6. Alice had 12 needles in her sewing kit, but then lost n needles. 12 -- n
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7. Milo earns $13 per hour at his new job. 13 h
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8. There are w windows on each of 8 buildings. 8w
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9. The librarian has 682 books and bought b more. 682 + b
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83
10. M
rs. Murphy had 83 rulers to divide among her students. s
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Write your own sentence to represent the given expression.
11. 7x (answers will vary)
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12. 32 -- a (answers will vary)
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KH
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