Writing basic algebraic expressions word problems 2

The  exercise appears under the 6th grade (U.S.) Math Mission. This exercise practices translating English into the mathematical language.

Types of Problems
There is one type of problem in this exercise:


 * 1) Write an expression to represent the situation: This problem provides a real-life situation that can be represented by an algebraic expression. The student is expected to find an expression that could represent the situation and write it in the space.Wbaewp2-1.png

Strategies
Knowledge of language and experience with translating English into math are encouraged to ensure success on this exercise.
 * 1) The main difference between this and the level one problem is that situations are made more complicated.
 * 2) There is a need to know average on occasion, which is the sum of all values divided by the number of observations.
 * 3) Answers may or may not be simplified to be considered correct which means the student can choose to do whatever is easiest for them.

Real-life Applications

 * 1) The problems in this exercise can be viewed as real-life applications.