Farmers Market Expressions: Words to Symbols

Write expressions from words and compare them without solving.

Words to expressions

Choose or complete the expression that matches the words. You do not need to find the value.

Which expression means "divide the sum of 18 and 7 by 5"?

A. 18 + 7 ÷ 5B. 5 ÷ (18 + 7)C. (18 + 7) ÷ 5D. 5 × (18 + 7)

Write the missing operation symbols so the expression means "multiply 6 by the sum of 9 and 4."

6 (9 4)

Match each set of words to its expression.

Which words match the expression 4 × (15 − 6)?

A. Multiply 4 by 15, then subtract 6.B. Subtract 6 from 15, then multiply by 4.C. Subtract 15 from 6, then multiply by 4.D. Add 4 and 15, then subtract 6.

Use the word bank to finish each sentence. Use each word once.

(14 + 26) ÷ 2 is half of the of 14 and 26.
9 × (30 − 7) is 9 times the of 30 and 7.
(5 × 12) + 3 is 3 more than the of 5 and 12.
(48 ÷ 6) − 1 is 1 less than the of 48 and 6.

Market stories

Find the expression that matches each story. Do not solve.

Priya buys 3 bags of apples. Each bag has 12 apples. On the way home, she eats 2 apples. Which expression shows how many apples she has left?

A. (3 × 12) − 2B. 3 × (12 − 2)C. 3 + 12 − 2D. (12 − 2) ÷ 3

Mr. Diaz picks 40 ears of corn in the morning and 25 ears in the afternoon. He packs all of them equally into 5 crates. Which expression shows how many ears go in each crate?

A. 40 + 25 ÷ 5B. 5 × (40 + 25)C. (40 + 25) − 5D. (40 + 25) ÷ 5

Jun buys 4 baskets of strawberries for $6 each and 4 jars of honey for $9 each. Circle every expression that shows how much money he spends in all.

Write a farmers market story that matches the expression (24 − 6) ÷ 3. Do not solve it.

Think about expressions

Do not calculate. Look at how each expression is built.

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A cherry stand packs 35 boxes with 48 cherries in each box, so it has 35 × 48 cherries. Sort each expression: is it greater than or less than 35 × 48?

11.

On Friday, the bakery stall sold 1,256 + 389 muffins. On Saturday, it sold (1,256 + 389) ÷ 2 muffins. Which statement is true?

A. The stall sold 2 fewer muffins on Saturday than on Friday.B. The stall sold half as many muffins on Saturday as on Friday.C. The stall sold 2 times as many muffins on Saturday as on Friday.D. The stall sold the same number of muffins on both days.

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A berry farm packs 608 boxes with 25 strawberries in each box, so it has 608 × 25 strawberries. Fill in each blank without calculating.

(608 × 25) − 100 is than 608 × 25.
(608 × 25) + (608 × 25) is times as large as 608 × 25.

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Kai wants to write "add 15 and 9, then multiply by 4." He writes 15 + 9 × 4. How should he fix his expression?

A. He does not need to change it. It is correct.B. Put parentheses around 9 × 4 to get 15 + (9 × 4).C. Change × to + to get 15 + 9 + 4.D. Put parentheses around 15 + 9 to get (15 + 9) × 4.