Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Write
a number expression for the phrase.
$26 increased by $3 a. | $3 ´
$26 | c. | $3 –
$26 | b. | $26 +
$3 | d. | $26 –
$3 | | | | |
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Choose the number expression that matches the words.
Keisha had $46
and spent $3. Then she earned $18 more. a. | ($46 + $3) – $18 | c. | $46 – ($3 + $18) | b. | ($46 + $3) +
$18 | d. | ($46 – $3)
+ $18 | | | | |
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Li
had $35 before he went shopping. Evaluate the expression 35 – d for
d = 14 to find how much money Li had left after he spent $14 while
shopping.
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What
phrase describes the expression 15 – 5? a. | 15 increased by 5 | c. | Difference of 15 and 5 | b. | 5 decreased by
15 | d. | Sum of 15 and
5 | | | | |
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Solve
the equation.
37 = n + 9 a. | n =
47 | b. | n =
27 | c. | n =
46 | d. | n =
28 | | | | | | | | |
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The
bar graph shows the amount of fat in foods.
Write a number expression. How many grams of fat are in a 3-ounce beef
steak and 1 cup of whole milk combined? a. | 8 – 15 | b. | 8 ´ 15 | c. | 15 + 8 | d. | 15 – 8 | | | | | | | | |
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Choose the number expression that matches the words.
Roger made 84
signs. He put up 29 on Monday and 11 on Tuesday. a. | (84 + 29) – 11 | c. | (84 – 29) + 11 | b. | (84 – 29)
– 11 | d. | 84 – (29
– 11) | | | | |
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Find
the value of 70 – 16.
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The
bar graph shows the amount of fat in foods.
Write a number
expression. How many more grams of fat are in 2 slices of bologna than in 1 cup of roasted
turkey? a. | 16 –
7 | b. | 7 –
16 | c. | 16 ´
7 | d. | 16 +
7 | | | | | | | | |
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The
World Almanac and Book of Facts lists 4 more major earthquakes in the year 1998 than in the
year 2000. The almanac lists 3 major earthquakes in 2000. How many major earthquakes are listed for
1998? Let  the number of earthquakes listed for the year
1998. Use the equation  to
solve the problem. a. | n = 1 | b. | n = 6 | c. | n = 7 | d. | n = 8 | | | | | | | | |
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According to www.cyberdance.org, in Alabama there are 6 ballet companies. The
total number of dance companies in Alabama is 0 more than that. Evaluate the expression
b + 0 for b = 6 to find how many dance companies there are in
Alabama. a. | 12 dance
companies | c. | 3 dance
companies | b. | 6 dance companies | d. | 0 dance companies | | | | |
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Evaluate 22 + d for d = 20.
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Jeannie needs to make 2 more place mats to finish the 14 she promised to make. How
many place mats has she made already? Let n = the number of place mats Jeannie has made. Use
the equation  to solve the problem. a. | n =
17 | b. | n =
13 | c. | n =
16 | d. | n =
12 | | | | | | | | |
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After
Jake bought gloves for $5, he had $8 left. How much money did he have to start? Let  the amount of money he had to start. Use the
equation  to solve the problem. a. | d =
12 | b. | d =
13 | c. | d =
4 | d. | d =
3 | | | | | | | | |
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Write
an expression for the number of shoes.
24 socks, but 12
fewer shoes a. | 24 –
12 | b. | 12 ´
24 | c. | 24 +
12 | d. | 12 –
24 | | | | | | | | |
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Solve
the equation.
b – 9 = 10 a. | b =
1 | b. | b =
19 | c. | b =
20 | d. | b =
100 | | | | | | | | |
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Evaluate n – 2 for n = 20.
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Evaluate 14 – k for k = 4.
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Alan
started with 196 marbles. He bought 95 more. Then he won 29. Which number expression would you use to
find the number of marbles he has? a. | (196 + 95) + 29 | c. | (196 + 95) – 29 | b. | 196 – (95 +
29) | d. | (196 – 95)
+ 29 | | | | |
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Choose the number expression that matches the words.
A centipede can
have 100 legs. A spider has 8 legs and a beetle has 6 legs. How many more legs does a 100-leg
centipede have than a spider and a beetle combined? a. | 100 – (8
– 6) | c. | 100 + (8 +
6) | b. | 100 + (8 –
6) | d. | 100 – (8 +
6) | | | | |
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