Write an expression for an unknown quantity in a problem
Year 7 maths · Fieldbook Learning
Name ______________________ Date __________
Let the letter stand for the unknown number. Follow the story step by step, and write one expression with that letter.
- Diego shares some stamps equally among 3 friends. Let t be the number of stamps. Write an expression for how many stamps each friend gets.
- Diego shares some stickers equally among 2 friends. Let k be the number of stickers. Write an expression for how many stickers each friend gets.
- Priya has 9 cards. Priya gets some more. Let m be the number of cards Priya gets. Write an expression for how many cards Priya has now. Write the part with the letter first.
- Chen has 7 stamps. Chen gets some more. Let n be the number of stamps Chen gets. Write an expression for how many stamps Chen has now. Write the part with the letter first.
- Each notebook costs £4. Diego buys some notebooks. Let p be the number of notebooks. Write an expression for the total cost in pounds.
- Chen has some shells and gives away 11 of them. Let t be the number of shells Chen starts with. Write an expression for how many shells Chen has left.
- Each notebook costs £6. Sam buys some notebooks. Let x be the number of notebooks. Write an expression for the total cost in pounds.
- Priya has some pencils and gives away 20 of them. Let x be the number of pencils Priya starts with. Write an expression for how many pencils Priya has left.
- A club charges £6 to join and £6 for each month. Let y be the number of months. Write an expression for the total cost in pounds. Write the part with the letter first.
- Omar has some shells and gets 9 more. Omar then shares all of them equally among 5 friends. Let x be the number of shells Omar starts with. Write an expression for how many shells each friend gets.
- Each pack holds some shells. Priya buys 8 packs and 7 extra shells. Let t be the number of shells in one pack. Write an expression for the total number of shells. Write the part with the letter first.
- Ava has £12 and buys some snacks that cost £2 each. Let x be the number of snacks. Write an expression for how many pounds Ava has left.
- A club charges £15 to join and £3 for each month. Let n be the number of months. Write an expression for the total cost in pounds. Write the part with the letter first.
- Omar has £34 and buys some snacks that cost £8 each. Let x be the number of snacks. Write an expression for how many pounds Omar has left.
- Ava has £26 and buys some snacks that cost £4 each. Let n be the number of snacks. Write an expression for how many pounds Ava has left.
- Each pack holds some stamps. Ava buys 6 packs and 4 extra stamps. Let n be the number of stamps in one pack. Write an expression for the total number of stamps. Write the part with the letter first.
- Each pack holds some shells. Chen buys 3 packs and 25 extra shells. Let k be the number of shells in one pack. Write an expression for the total number of shells. Write the part with the letter first.
- Each pack holds some stickers. Ava buys 9 packs and 6 extra stickers. Let m be the number of stickers in one pack. Write an expression for the total number of stickers. Write the part with the letter first.
- Priya has some cards and gets 22 more. Priya then shares all of them equally among 9 friends. Let y be the number of cards Priya starts with. Write an expression for how many cards each friend gets.
- Maya has £68 and buys some snacks that cost £3 each. Let y be the number of snacks. Write an expression for how many pounds Maya has left.