Chapter 7 – Math – PSSA Practice (Part 2)
Name: ______________________________________
For # 1, circle correct or incorrect for each possible answer AND for EACH answer, show your
work OR explain why to support your choice of correct or incorrect.
1. Which expression uses exactly three terms and
is equivalent to 6(2  x  x  y) ?
A. 8  8x  7 y
correct OR incorrect
B. 12  12 x  6 y
correct OR incorrect
C. 8  6 x  6 x  6 y
correct OR incorrect
D. 12  6 x  6 x  6 y
correct OR incorrect
For # 2, circle the correct answer AND show your work to support your answer choice.
2. This soccer season, Gavin scored 9 fewer than 3 times the
number of goals that Rico scored. Rico scored 12 goals. The value
of which expression is equivalent to the number of goals Gavin
scored this soccer season?
**Hint: write an algebraic expression first, then show your
substitution in parentheses, then start to solve by showing one
step per line, working down, with arrows – along the way, think
about how you can use the Distributive Property.
A. 3(4  3)
B. 3(12  9)
C. 9(4  1)
D. 9(36  1)
For # 3, circle the correct answer AND show your work to support your answer choice.
3. Each weekday, a factory produces 16 truckloads of canned corn
and 12 truckloads of canned peas. The expression 5(16  12)
represents the total number of cans produced each week by the
factory. Which expression also represents the total number of
cans produced each week by the factory?
A. 21 12
B. 21 17
C. 80  12
D. 80  60
For # 4, circle the correct answer AND show your work to support your answer choice.
4. Mrs. Seager’s daughter is y years old. Mrs. Seager’s age, in
years, can be represented by the expression 6 y  4 . Which
expression also represents Mrs. Seager’s age, in years?
A. 2(3 y  4)
B. 2(3 y  2)
C. 3(2 y  1)
D. 3(2 y  4)