1. George went to the toy store and bought 5 packs of baseball cards.

If there are c baseball cards in each pack, which expression gives the total number of
baseball cards George bought in all?

a. 5 + c
b. 5c
c. 10 + c
d. 10c
e. 25 + c

2. Jenny planted 36 rose bushes in her flower garden.

She planted the rose bushes in r equal rows.

Which expression gives the number of rose bushes she planted in each row?

a. 36 + r
b. 36 - r
c. 36r
d. 36 ÷ r
e. 36

3. Louisa bought 3 boxes of pens for the school activity.

Each box contains p pens.

If Louisa lends 4 pens to her classmate, which expression shows how many pens she
has left?

a. 3(p - 4)
b. p-4
c. 3p - 4
d. 3p ÷ 4
e. 3p + 4
4. Carl bought b boxes of pizza for $46.50.

If each box of pizza cost the same, which expression gives how much each box of pizza
cost?

a. $46.50 + b
b. $46.50 - b
c. $46.50 x b
d. b ÷ $46.50
e. $46.50 ÷ b

5. Donald is six years older than Mike today.

Six years ago, Donald was twice as old as Mike.

How old is Donald today?

a. 10 years old
b. 12 years old
c. 15 years old
d. 18 years old
e. 20 years old

6. The time it takes to build the cage is inversely proportional to the number of workers
working on the bridge.

It takes 20 workers 1.5 hours to build the cage.

How long will it take 25 workers to build the cage?

a. 80 minutes
b. 72 minutes
c. 60 minutes
d. 54 minutes
e. 50 minutes
7. There are c cars and b bikes parked in a parking lot.

Which expression gives you the total number of wheels they have in total?

a. 4c + 2b
b. 2c + 4b
c. 2(c + b)
d. 4(c + b)
e. 6(c + b)

8. The sum of two numbers is 152 and their difference is 24.

What is the value of the bigger number?

a. 64
b. 72
c. 88
d. 96
e. 102

9. Both Emma and Lisa worked at the local diner.

Emma earned $14 per hour and Lisa earned $12 per hour.

Last month, Emma worked 10 more hours than Lisa, and the two of them earned a total
of $3,520 last month.

How many hours did Emma work last month?

a. 130 hours
b. 140 hours
c. 150 hours
d. 160 hours
e. 170 hours
10. Joey went to a theme park last weekend.

The entrance fee to the theme park costs $18 and each ride costs $3.

If Joey took r rides at the theme park, which expression shows how many dollars he
spent in all?

a. 3r
b. 18r
c. 18 + 3r
d. 3(18 + r)
e. 18(3 + r)

11. Ronny earns $15 per hour delivering pizza.

Last week, we worked a total of h hours.

Unfortunately, $8 was deducted from his salary last week because of tardiness.

Which expression shows how many dollars Ronny earned last week?

a. 8h
b. 15h
c. 15h - 15
d. 15h - 8
e. 15(h - 8)

12. The sum of the ages of three boys is 60.

The age of one of the boys, Brian, is y years greater than the average age of the three
boys.

Which expression gives you Brian’s age?

a. 60 - y
b. 60 + y
c. 20 - y
d. 20 + y
e. It cannot be determined.
13. Peter has 36 toys.

His class is planning to donate 200 toys to the local children’s shelter.

If there are s students in Peter’s class and each student will donate the same number of
toys, which expression gives the number of toys Peter will have after donating?

a. 36 - s
b. 200 - s
c. 36 - (200 ÷ s)
d. (200 - 36) ÷ s
e. 36 - 200 ÷ s

14. The length of a rectangle is x centimetres greater than its width.

If the width of the rectangle is 10 centimetres, which expression gives you the perimeter
of the rectangle, in centimetres?

a. 20 + x
b. 20x
c. 20 + 2x
d. 40x
e. 40 + 2x

15. There are s students in Mr. Anthony’s class.

1
If of the students in the class are boys, which expression gives the number of girls in
3
Mr. Anthony’s class?

1
a. s
3
2
b. s
3
c. 2s
d. 3s
e. 5s
16. Jordan runs at a constant speed of 3 kilometres per hour.

Which expression gives the distance, in kilometres, Jordan will run in h hours?

a. 3 ÷ h
b. 3 + h
c. 3h
d. 3 - h
e. h - 3

17. Noel’s mom gave him $30 to spend on books.

He bought a classic novel for x dollars and three pocketbooks for y dollars each.

Which expression gives the amount of money, in dollars, Noel had left after buying the
books?

a. 30 - x - 3y
b. 30 - 3x - y
c. 30 - 3(x + y)
d. 30 - x + 3y
e. 30 + x - 3y

18. Jonathan and Miguel are collecting bottles for recycling.

Jonathan collected 7 fewer bottles than Miguel.

If the two of them collected a total of 55 bottles, how many bottles did Jonathan collect?

a. 24 bottles
b. 26 bottles
c. 27 bottles
d. 30 bottles
e. 31 bottles
19. To make healing potions, a wizard needs to brew unicorn hairs for 10 minutes per
unicorn hair used plus an additional 25 minutes.

If the wizard used t unicorn hairs to make the potions, which expression gives the time,
in minutes, to make the healing potions?

a. 10t
b. 10(t + 25)
c. 25t
d. 10t + 25
e. t + 25

20. Coloured markers are sold for 30 cents per marker.

Gene bought m markers and got a 5-dollar discount for bulk purchasing.

Which expression gives the total amount, in dollars, that Gene paid for the markers?

30
a. m
100
30
b. m-5
100
c. 20m - 5
d. 25m
e. 30m - 5
 ANSWER KEY
MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS

CORRECT ANSWER: B 5c

SOLUTION:

George bought 5 packs of baseball cards.

Since each pack contains c baseball cards, then George bought c+c+c+c+c= 5c baseball
cards.

CORRECT ANSWER: D 36 ÷ r

SOLUTION:

Jenny planted 36 rose bushes. The rose bushes are planted in r equal rows. Hence,
Jenny planted 36 ÷ r rose bushes in each row.
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CORRECT ANSWER: C 3p – 4

SOLUTION:

Louisa bought 3 boxes of pens, and each box contains p pens. This means Louisa bought
a total of p+p+p = 3p pens.
If she lends 4 pens to her classmate, this means she was left with 3p – 4 pens.

CORRECT ANSWER: E $46.50 ÷ b

SOLUTION:

The total cost of b boxes of pizza is $46.50.

This means each box costs $ 46.50 ÷ b.

CORRECT ANSWER: D 18 years old

SOLUTION:

Let M be Mike’s age today and D be Donald’s age today. This means D = M + 6.
Six years ago, Donald was twice as old as Mike. We can write this as D
– 6 = 2(M – 6). Since D = M + 6, then we have
(M + 6) – 6 = 2(M – 6)
M = 2M – 12
M = 12
Therefore, D = M + 6 = 12 + 6 = 18 years old.
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CORRECT ANSWER: B 72 minutes

SOLUTION:

The time (t) it takes to build the cage is inversely proportional to the number of workers
(w) working on the bridge.
𝑘
𝑖. 𝑒, 𝑡 = 𝑤; where k is proportional constant.

Given that 20 workers take 1.5 hours or 90 minutes to build the cage, then it means 1
worker takes 20 × 90 = 1 800 minutes to build the cage.
Therefore, 25 workers will take 1 800 ÷ 25 = 72 minutes to build the cage.

CORRECT ANSWER: A 4c + 2b

SOLUTION:

Cars have four wheels and bikes have 2 wheels.

This means the number of wheels all the cars have is 4c and the number of wheels the
bikes have is 2b.
Hence, the total number of wheels is 4c + 2b.

CORRECT ANSWER: C 88

SOLUTION:

Let A and B be the two numbers.

Given that A + B = 152 and A – B = 24.
Adding both equations, we get 2A = 176 or A = 176 ÷ 2 = 88.
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CORRECT ANSWER: B 140 hours

SOLUTION:

Let L be the number of hours Lisa worked last month. This means Emma worked L + 10
hours last month.
Since Emma earned $14 per hour and Lisa earned $12 per hour, then we have
$14(L + 10) + $12L = $3520
$14L + $140 + $12L = $3520
$26L = $3520 – $140 = $3380
L = $3380 ÷ $26 = 130 hours
Therefore, Emma worked L + 10 = 130 + 10 = 140 hours.

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CORRECT ANSWER: C 18 + 3r

SOLUTION:

The entrance fee was $18 and each ride cost $3.
Since Joey took r rides in all, this means he spent 3r dollars for the rides.
Therefore, he spent 18 + 3r dollars in all.

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CORRECT ANSWER: D 15h – 8

SOLUTION:

Ronnie earned $15 per hour and he worked for h hours last week. This means his total
earnings last week (without the deduction) was 15h dollars.
Since $8 was deducted from his salary last week, then he earned 15h – 8 dollars last
week.
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CORRECT ANSWER: D 20 + y

SOLUTION:

The sum of the ages of three boys is 60. This means the average age of the three boys
is 60 ÷ 3 = 20 years old.
Since Brian’s age is y years greater than the average age, then Brian is 20 + y years old.

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CORRECT ANSWER: C 36 – (200 ÷ s)

SOLUTION:

Peter’s class plans to donate 200 toys to the local children’s shelter, and each student
will donate the same number of toys. Since there are s students in Peter’s class, this
means each student will donate 200 ÷ s toys.
Therefore, the number of toys Peter will have left after donating is 36 – (200 ÷ s) toys.

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CORRECT ANSWER: E 40 + 2x

SOLUTION:

The width of the rectangle is 10 centimetres, and the length is x centimetres greater than
the width. This means the length of the rectangle is 10 + x centimetres.
Therefore, the perimeter of the rectangle is equal to 2(10 + x) + 2(10) = 20 + 2x + 20 =
40 + 2x.
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2
CORRECT ANSWER: B s
3

SOLUTION:

2
One-third of the students are boys. This means of the students must be girls.
3
2
Hence, the number of girls in the class is s.
3

16

CORRECT ANSWER: C 3h

SOLUTION:

The distance formula is given as distance = rate × time.

Since Jordan runs 3 kilometres pe r hour, then in h hours he will run a distance of 3h
kilometres.

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CORRECT ANSWER: A 30 – x – 3y

SOLUTION:

The total cost of the books that Noel bought is equal to x + 3y dollars.
Hence, he was left with 30 – (x + 3y) = 30 – x – 3y dollars.
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CORRECT ANSWER: A 24 bottles

SOLUTION:

Let J be the number of bottles Jonathan collected. Since he collected 7 fewer bottles than
Miguel, this means Miguel collected J + 7 bottles.
The two of them collected a total of 55 bottles. This gives us J + (J + 7) = 55. Solving for
J gives us J = 24 bottles.

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CORRECT ANSWER: D 10t + 25

SOLUTION:

Unicorn hairs must be brewed for 10 minutes per unicorn hair used. This means the
wizard needs to brew t unicorn hairs for 10t minutes.
Hence, to make the healing potions, it took the wizards 10t + 25 minutes.

20

30
CORRECT ANSWER: B m–5
100

SOLUTION:

First, note that the question is asking for the expression in dollars not in cents.
30 30
Each marker cost 30 cents or dollars. Hence, the cost of m markers is m dollars.
100 100
30
Since Gene got a $5 discount, then the total cost of the markers is m – 5 dollars.
100