Warm-Ups

Chapter 1
Pre-Algebra

1.

A.
B.

Get out your Coal Miner Worksheet papers, and

keep them on your desk for right now!

Evaluate: 12 + 16 4 - 5 2
Shane is grilling out for a family get together, so he goes
to the grocery store to buy a few things he needs. He
buys four packages of hot dogs that cost $3 each, four
packages of hot dog buns that cost $2 each, and a bag of
charcoal for $9.
* Write two different math problems that could be used to
solve this problem, but DO NOT solve them!

1.

Evaluate:

7
3

5
3

2.

Evaluate:

9 - 4.8 6

3.

Travis makes $9 per hour washing cars and $7 per hour

doing yard work in the summer. Write and evaluate an
expression to figure out how much money he earns if he
washes cars for 4 hours and does yard work for 8 hours.

4.

You have $65 dollars before you go into a store and buy 3
t-shirts that cost $12 each. Write and evaluate an
expression to figure out how much money you have left
after buying the t-shirts.

33

1.

Evaluate:

113 - 7c; c = 12

2.

Evaluate:

3m + 5(n - 6); m = 6, n = 15

3.

Evaluate:

19.6 - 5.2 + 8k; k = 3

4.

Josh goes to Target to get a few things for going back to

school. He walks into the store with $75. He buys 2
binders that cost $4 each, 3 t-shirts that cost $11 each,
and a wallet that costs $15. Write AND solve an
expression that could be used to figure out how much
money Josh has left after buying the items mentioned.

Write each of the following as variable expressions.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

The difference of 138 and a number

A number less than 44
Nine-tenths of a number
The quotient of 53 and a number
28 subtracted from a number

6.

A train ticket from Lincoln, NE to Denver, CO costs $78. You also

have to pay $5 for each piece of luggage you take with you.
a. Write a variable expression to find the total cost of a trip if you
take p pieces of luggage.
b. Evaluate the expression from part a if you take 3 pieces of
luggage.

7.

Evaluate: 25.6 - 4.8 k, k = 1.2

1.

Renting a paddle boat costs $12 plus $2 for every hour you
are on the paddle boat.
a. Write a variable expression to represent renting the
paddle boat for h hours.
b. Evaluate the expression from part (a) if you rented the
paddle boat for 3 hours.

2.

Evaluate:

7 6 + 2 33

3.

Evaluate:

12 + (82 2) 3

4.

Evaluate:

[(18 - 15)2 4] + 8

5.

Evaluate:

3n2 + 22; n = 5

1. Find the area of a rectangle that has a length of 16 feet and a width of
9 feet. Show the correct formula FIRST, and show your work to
prove your answer!!! (USE YOUR NOTES!)
1. Find the perimeter of a square that has a side length of 42
centimeters. Show the correct formula FIRST, and show your work
to prove your answer!!! (USE YOUR NOTES!)
2. Find the perimeter of a rectangle that has a length of 18 inches and a
width of 16 inches. Show the correct formula FIRST, and show your
work to prove your answer!!! (USE YOUR NOTES!)
1. Find the side length of a square that has an area of 64 square
centimeters. Show the correct formula FIRST, and show your work
to prove your answer!!! (USE YOUR NOTES!)

1.

You live on a farm and need to put up a fence for your pigs. The
fence you are going to build is rectangular in shape. It is 26 feet
long and 18 feet wide. How much fencing do you need? (Hint:
Draw a picture.) Start with a formula AND show your work!

2.

Find the side length of a square that has an area of 49 square

feet. Start with a formula AND show your work!

3.

A gym that you go to costs $85 to be a member plus $25 for every
month that you use the gym.
a. Write a variable expression for how much it would cost you to
be a member of the gym after m months.
b. Using the expression you just came up with, how much would it
cost you to be a member of the gym for 6 months?

1.

Mr. Czarnick is ordering some North Carolina t-shirts from tshirtworld.com. He pays $18 for each t-shirt and a one-time
shipping fee of $4.
a. Write an expression for how much it would cost Mr.
Czarnick to buy t t-shirts.
b. Using the expression you just came up with, find out
how much it would cost Mr. Czarnick to buy 5 t-shirts.

2.

Evaluate: 2(8 - 4 2)2 + 9

3.

Evaluate: 2(8 - 4 22) + 9

4.

Write the following as a variable expression:

18 subtracted from a number

(No. Its not the same as #2!)

Do the following problems on your WARM-UPS SHEET and

leave it out so we can go over the answers! Use your notes to
help you if needed. I will show you the TOC in a bit.
1.

Evaluate: 12 [15 (9 - 4) 6]

2.

Evaluate:

3.

Evaluate:

4.

Evaluate: 3.8 + 6 8

50 3
39 - 14
24

5
9
+
6
6

Do the following problems on your WARM-UPS SHEET and

leave it out so we can go over the answers! Use your notes to
help you if needed. I will show you the TOC in a bit.
1.

You are saving money to go on vacation. You have saved $135 so far.
You work as a lifeguard at a local swimming pool where you get paid
$9 per hour.
a. Write a variable expression to find out how much money you
will have saved for your vacation if you work h hours.
b. Evaluate the expression from part a if you work 13 hours.

2.

You order shirts from T-shirts Galore online that cost $20 each. You
also have to pay a $2 shipping fee for each shirt you order.
a. Write a variable expression to find the cost of ordering s
b. Evaluate the expression from part a if you order 4 shirts.

shirts.