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CHAPTER

7 Algebraic Expressions

Solve. Show your work.

1. n is an odd number.
a) Find the sum of the next two even numbers in terms of n.

b) If n ⴝ 19, what is the sum of the next two even numbers?

2. A construction manager needs 12 workers to complete a building project


in 54 days.
a) Find, in terms of t, the number of workers needed to complete the
same project in t days.
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b) If the building project must be completed in 36 days, how many more


workers does the construction manager need to complete the project?

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3. Square ABCD has sides that measure (a ⴙ 2) inches. Rectangle PQRS


measures (a ⴙ 5) inches by (a ⴚ 1) inches. Determine if the perimeters of
ABCD and PQRS are equal.

4. Three years ago, Sharon was (8 ⴙ b) years old and Nora was (2b ⴚ 1) years
old. Lupe will be 3b years old in 2 years.
a) Write an expression in simplest form for the present day sum of the
three girls’ ages.

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b) If b ⴝ 6, which of the three girls is the youngest?

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5. The table below shows the admission prices for a theme park.

Category Weekday ($) Weekend ($)


Adult 2x

Student x

Child under 3 years ×


1

2

a) The weekday admission prices for all three categories (adult, student,
and child under 3 years) are $15 less than weekend admission prices.
Complete the table by writing expressions for the weekend admission
prices for all three categories.

b) A group of 4 adults, 5 students, and 2 children under 3 years visit the


theme park on a Sunday. Write an expression, in terms of x, for the total
admission price of the group.

c) If a student’s weekday ticket costs $18, find the total admission price
the group in b) will have to pay.
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6. Peter made 20 rings at a cost of w dollars each and 30 necklaces at a cost


of 2w dollars each. He packed them into bags that each contain 4 rings and
6 necklaces. Peter sold the bags of jewelry at a trade show for (20 w ⴙ 20)
dollars each.
a) How much did Peter spend on the jewelry in terms of w?

b) How many bags of jewelry did Peter take to the trade show?

c) How much money did Peter receive from selling all the bags of jewelry?
Express your answer in terms of w.

7. Rosa has some coins in her piggy bank. There are y one-dollar coins and
15 more dimes than quarters. There are twice as many quarters as
one-dollar coins.
a) Write an expression that shows the number of quarters and dimes Rosa
has in terms of y.

b) Find the total amount of money she has in her piggy bank, in terms of y,

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in dollars.

c) If Rosa has a total of 20 one-dollar coins in her bank, find the total
amount of money in her piggy bank.

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8. Rachel plays 3q commercials during her one-hour radio show. Each


commercial is either 30 seconds or 60 seconds long. She plays 4 more
60-second commercials than 30-second commercials.
a) How many 30-second commercials does Rachel play? Give your answer
in terms of q.

b) Find, in terms of q, the total commercial time during Rachel’s


radio show.

c) If q ⴝ 4, find, in minutes, the total commercial time during the one-hour


radio show.

9.
Look at the first four lines of the pattern:
12 ⴚ 02 ⴝ 1
22 ⴚ 12 ⴝ 3
32 ⴚ 22 ⴝ 5
42 ⴚ 32 ⴝ 7
. . .
. . .
. . .
a) Write the fifth line of the pattern.
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b) Write the nth line of the pattern.

c) Use the pattern to find the value of 2402 ⴚ 2392.

d) Find two consecutive whole numbers x and y such that x2 ⴚ y2 ⴝ 701.

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10.
Mimi wants to make an open-topped box. She starts with a piece of
cardboard that has a length of 15 inches and a width of p inches. Then at
each of the four corners, she cuts out a square with sides of 3 inches. Finally,
she folds the cardboard along the dotted lines, as shown in the diagram
below, to make the box.

15 in.

p in.
3 in.

3 in.

a) Find, in terms of p, the area of the cardboard that is left after the
squares are cut out of the corners.

b) Find, in terms of p, the volume of the box.

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c)
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value of p and the area of the cardboard before Mimi cuts it.


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