Sheet # 388
Name_________________________Date:_____________
Show your work.
1) Jean 3 years older than her brother Patrick. If n represents Jean's age, write an expression to find Patrick's age.
2) An Apollo mission from Earth to the Moon covers a distance of 250,000 miles. This distance is represented by n. Write an expression that would represent a round trip.
3) Carol and Judith were eating chocolate bars. Judith ate half as many chocolate bars as Carol. Let n represents the number of chocolate bars Carol ate. Write an expression that could be used to find the number of chocolate bars Judith ate.
4) Ben went shopping for clothes. He bought a shirt for $21.50, shorts for $15.29, and socks for $2.97. He also paid $1.99 in sales tax. If n represents the change Ben received, write an expression to calculate the change he received from a $100 bill.
5) Howard and five of his friends went to the movies. A ticket costs $5.75. Howard paid for all the tickets. If n represents the change Howard received, write an expression to calculate the change he received from a $50 bill.
Answers for sheet # 387
1) n-3
2) 2n
3) n/2
4) n = 100 - (21.50 + 15.29 + 2.97 + 1.99)
5) n = 50 - 6 x 5.75