Write and Interpret Expressions
Grade 5 - Math - Challenge Me

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Which expression means "multiply 6 by the sum of 8 and 8"?
- 6 x (8 + 8)
- 6 + 8 x 8
- (6 x 8) + 8
- 6 x 8 + 8
What does (4 + 6) x 6 mean?
- subtract 6 from 4 and 6
- add 4 to the product of 6 and 6
- multiply the sum of 4 and 6 by 6
- multiply 4 by 6, then add 6
Which expression should not be evaluated yet because it only represents the words?
- 6 x (7 + 6)
- (6 + 7) x 6
- 6 + (7 x 6)
- 6 + 7 + 6
Which words match 7 x (9 - 7)?
- subtract 7 from the product of 7 and 9
- add 7 to the difference of 9 and 7
- multiply 7 by the difference of 9 and 7
- multiply 7 and 9, then subtract nothing
Why are parentheses needed in 3 x (4 + 2)?
- to make multiplication disappear
- to show 4 + 2 is done as one sum
- to show a decimal place
- to convert units
Which expression means "multiply 5 by the sum of 4 and 3"?
- 5 + 4 x 3
- (5 x 4) + 3
- 5 x 4 + 3
- 5 x (4 + 3)
What does (9 + 3) x 2 mean?
- multiply 9 by 3, then add 2
- subtract 2 from 9 and 3
- multiply the sum of 9 and 3 by 2
- add 9 to the product of 3 and 2
Which expression should not be evaluated yet because it only represents the words?
- 4 x (3 + 7)
- 4 + 3 + 7
- 4 + (3 x 7)
- (4 + 3) x 7
Which words match 5 x (7 - 2)?
- multiply 5 and 7, then subtract nothing
- multiply 5 by the difference of 7 and 2
- subtract 2 from the product of 5 and 7
- add 5 to the difference of 7 and 2
Why are parentheses needed in 4 x (8 + 7)?
- to make multiplication disappear
- to show a decimal place
- to convert units
- to show 8 + 7 is done as one sum