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Lesson 2: Equal and Equivalent — Practice Questions

  1. 1. Marla's investment club buys some stock, and she will get $\frac{3}{5}$ of the dividends. If $D$ stands for the stock dividends, which expression represents Marla's share?

    • A. $\frac{3}{5}D$
    • B. $D - \frac{3}{5}$
    • C. $D + \frac{3}{5}$
    • D. $\frac{D}{3/5}$
  2. 2. The final cost of a project was 2000 dollars over its budget. If the budget was $b$ dollars, which expression represents the final cost of the project?

    • A. b + 2000
    • B. b - 2000
    • C. 2000 - b
    • D. 2000b
  3. 3. Francine saves $\frac{1}{5}$ of her monthly spending money, $m$. The expression for the amount she saves is ___.

  4. 4. Which expression represents the area of a rectangle with side lengths $a$ and $b$?

    • A. $2a + 2b$
    • B. $ab$
    • C. $a+b$
    • D. $\frac{ab}{2}$
  5. 5. Let $c$ be the cost of a light bulb. Which expression represents 'three times the cost of a light bulb'?

    • A. $3c$
    • B. $c + 3$
    • C. $c - 3$
    • D. $\frac{c}{3}$
  6. 6. Let $b$ be the savings account balance. Which algebraic expression represents "three-fifths of the savings account balance"?

    • A. $b + \frac{3}{5}$
    • B. $b - \frac{3}{5}$
    • C. $\frac{3}{5}b$
    • D. $\frac{b}{\frac{3}{5}}$