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Mathematics
Second Quarter
Week 7
Solving Problems Involving
Algebraic Expressions

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Mathematics – Grade 7
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 2 – Solving Problems Involving Algebraic Expressions
First Edition, 2020

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Mathematics
Quarter 2
Week 7

Solving Problems
Involving Algebraic Expressions

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For the learner:

Welcome to the Mathematics 7 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on Solving

Problems involving Algebraic Expressions!

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 What I Need to Know

This is an application of your past lessons about algebraic expressions. You will
appreciate more the concepts as you work through the different word problems.

The module is composed of only one lesson, which is:

 Solving problems involving algebraic expressions

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. determine the steps in solving problem;
2. solve problems involving algebraic expressions with speed and accuracy.

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 What I Know

Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a separate sheet of
paper.

1. What must be added to 3x + 10 to get a result of 5x – 3?

A. 2x – 13 B. x – 13 C. 2x + 13 D. x + 13

2. What would be the difference if 5x – 3y is taken from 8x – 4y + 2z?

A. 13x + 7y B. 13x + y + z C. 3x – y + 2z D. 3x + 2z

3. Find the difference of 15x3 + 4x2 + 10x – 10 and 12x3 – 5x2 + 3x + 4.

A. 27x3 + 9x2 + 13x + 14 C. 27x3 - x2 + 13x -6
B. 3x – x + 13x – 6
3 2 D. 3x3 + 9x2 + 7x – 14

4. What is the result when -4x4 will be multiplied by 3x3?

A. -12x12 B. -12x7 C. 12x7 D. 12x12

5. What is the product of (7x2 + 9x – 12) ( 2x – 5 )?

A. 14x3 + 17x2 – 69x + 60 C. 14x3 + 17x2 – 69x + 60
B. 14x3 – 17x2 – 69x + 60 D. – 14x3 – 17x2 – 69x - 60
6. In 8x6 + 343, one of the factors is (4x4 – 14x2 +49). What is the other factor?
A. (2x2 - 7) B. (2x2 + 7) C. (2x2 +14x + 49) D. (x2 – 7)

7. What is the remainder when 6x2 – 5x + 5 is divided by 2x + 3?

A. 0 B. 16 C. 26 D. 29

8. The value of three quantities A, B and C are 2x 2 + 3x – 5, - 8x2 + 42 and 18x2

– 4x – 9, respectively. Give the total value of the three quantities.
A. 28x2 – x – 28 B. 12x2 – x + 28 C. 12x2 + x + 28 D. 12x2 + x – 28

9. The length of a rectangular box is (3x2 – x + 2) and width is (x + 3). What is the
area of the rectangular garden?
A. 3x3 + 8x2 + x + 6 C. 3x3 + 10x2 – x + 6
B. 3x3 + 10x2 + 5x + 6 D. 3x3 + 8x2 – x + 6
10. Your classmate was asked to square (2x – 3), he answered 4x2 – 9. Is his
answer correct?
A. Yes, because squaring a binomial always produces a binomial product.
B. Yes, because the product rule is correctly applied
C. No, because squaring a binomial always produces a trinomial product.
D. No, because the answer must be 4x 2 + 9.

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 Lesson
Solving Problems Involving
1 Algebraic Expressions

In the earlier lessons, you were able to gain the knowledge about algebraic
expression and how to perform operations on these. Let us use the same knowledge
in order to solve problems involving algebraic expressions.

What’s In

Determine whether each statement is True or False.

1. The expression 4x + 3y is referred to as a sum.

2. The expression x2 + 4 is a product.

3. The expression (m - n) (m + n) is a product of a sum and difference.

4. If a = 3, then the value of 3a + 8 is -1.

5. The product of a + 4 and 7 is (a + 4)7.

6. In the polynomial 4x3 – 5x + 8, the coefficient of x is -5

7. A binomial always have a degree of 2.

8. The polynomial 3x2 – 6x + 8 is a trinomial.

9. (3 + 5)2 = 32 + 52

10. (x + 3) (x – 3) = x2 – 9

What’s New

Consider the situation below.

Suppose your classmate was asked to square (3x – 4), he answered 9x2 – 16. Is your
classmate correct? If his answer is wrong, how will you plan to make him realize
that?

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 What is It

In order to solve problems involving algebraic expressions, it is important to follow

these steps:

1. ASKED: Analyze and understand the problem. Then, determine what is

asked.
2. GIVEN: Use the given numbers or information from the problem to come
up with a solution.
3. REPRESENT: Formulate useful expressions/equations relevant to the
problem.
4. SOLVE: Apply mathematical concepts.
5. CONCLUDE: Give the answer/solution to the problem.

Here are some examples:

1. The lengths of three logs are 3x + 5 meters, 4x – 1 meters, and 2x + 9 meters.

Find the sum of their lengths.

Solution:

ASKED: The sum of the lengths of the three logs

GIVEN: The lengths of three logs are 3x + 5 meters, 4x – 1 meters, and 2x + 9

meters.

REPRESENT: Length of the first log + length of the second log + length of third log
= sum of the logs

(3x + 5) + (4x – 1) + (2x + 9) = sum of the three logs

SOLVE: Adding these numbers,

(3x + 5) + (4x – 1) + (2x + 9) = 3x + 4x + 2x + 5 -1 + 9

= 8x + 13

CONCLUDE:

Therefore, the sum of the lengths of the three logs is 8x + 13 m.

2. The side of a square is 2x + 3 meters. What is its area?

Solution:

ASKED: The area of the square

GIVEN: The side of a square is 2x + 3 meters.

REPRESENT: Area of a square = side x side

Area of a square = (2x + 3) (2x + 3) or (2x + 3)2

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SOLVE: Getting square of the side,

(2x + 3) (2x + 3) = (2x)2 + 2(2x)(3) + (3)2

= 4x2 + 12x + 9

CONCLUDE:

Therefore, the area of the square is 4x2 + 12x + 9 square units.

3. Cyrille adds his grades for the first grading period and obtains 18x2 + 39x + 18.
What is her average grade if she has 3x + 2 subjects?

Solution:

ASKED: Cyrille’s average grade

GIVEN: Cyrille’s total grades for the first grading period of his 3x + 2 subjects
is 18x2 + 39x + 18.

REPRESENT:
Total grades
Average grade =
Number of subjects

18𝑥 2 + 39x + 18
Average grade =
3𝑥 + 2

SOLVE: Diving these these numbers,

6x + 9

3x + 2 18x2 + 39x + 18
18x2 + 12x
27x + 18
27x + 18
0

CONCLUDE:

Therefore, Cyrille’s average grade is 6x + 9.

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 What’s More

Read and understand the problem. Focus on what is/are given and what is/are
asked. Solve it.

1. Calvin and Melvin are two of Santa’s elves. The number of toys they build is given
by 11𝑐 + 8𝑚 where 𝑐 is the number of candy canes Calvin eats for breakfast and 𝑚 is
the number of candy canes Melvin eats for breakfast. How many toys do they build
when Calvin eats 5 candy canes and Melvin eats 3 candy canes for breakfast?

2. The volume of the rectangular box is 12x3 + 25x2 + x – 2. The product of the length
and width of the box is 4x2 + 7x – 2. Find the height of the box.

What I Have Learned

Enumerate the steps to follow in solving problems involving algebraic

expressions.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

What I Can Do

Solve the following problem.

1. The expression 2𝑚 + 10𝑐 gives the amount of money, in peso, a dessert store makes
from selling 𝑚 muffins and 𝑐 cakes. How much money does the dessert store make
from selling three muffins and four cakes?

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2. A flower store uses the expression 2 + 5𝑟 to determine the cost of 𝑟 roses.

Number of roses (𝒓) Cost (𝟐 + 𝟓𝒓)

Assessment

Multiple Choice. Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a
separate sheet of paper.

1. The perimeter of an equilateral triangle with a side length of s is 3s. What is the
perimeter of an equilateral triangle when s = 7 cm?
A. 20
B. 21
C. 22
D. 23
2. Mr. Lee wants to buy books for his students. The amount of money he will spend
in pesos is 1.5 b, where b is the number of books he buys. If he buys 11 books,
how much money will he spend?
A. 10.5
B. 13.5
C. 16.5
D. 17.5
3. Your sister rakes a neighbor’s lawn. The total area she rakes is 6.2 t square
meters, where t is the hours she works. If she works 3.5 hours, what is the total
area of the lawn she rakes?
A. 21.7 square meters
B. 23.4 square meters
C. 25.6 square meters
D. 29.7 square meters
4. The perimeter of a square with a side length of x is 4 x. What is the perimeter of
a square when x = 16 inches?
A. 64 inches
B. 72 inches
C. 56 inches?
D. 20 inches

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5. You sell lemonade around town and you can make Php 0.30 from each bottle of
lemonade. The total amount of money you earn is 0.3 b, where b represents the
number of bottles of lemonade you sell. If b = 30 bottles of lemonade, how much
you can make?
A. 15
B. 9
C. 12
D. 19
6. The weight of an apple is 320 grams, so x apples weigh 320 x grams. What is
the total weight if x = 5 apples?
A. 1600 grams
B. 640 grams
C. 325 grams
D. 1200 grams
7. Andrew sells cookies for 75 cents each. The amount of money he makes in
dollars is 0.75 c, where c is the number of cookies he sells. If he sells 15
cookies, how much money will he make?
A. 11.25
B. 15.75
C. 14.25
D. 10.35
8. The speed of a car is 60 kilometers per hour, so the distance it runs is
60 t kilometers, where t represents the hours the car runs. What is the
distance the car travels if t = 5 hours?
A. 150 km
B. 200 km
C. 250 km
D. 300 km

9. Lois and Clark own a company that sells wagons. The amount they pay each
of their sales employees (in pesos) is given by the expression 12ℎ + 30𝑤 where
ℎ is the number of hours worked and 𝑤 is the number of wagons sold. What
is the amount paid to an employee that works 6 hours and sells 3 wagons?
A. 112
B. 132
C. 162
D. 172
10. The length of a rectangular garden is (3x2 – x + 2) and width is (x + 3). What
is the area of the rectangular garden?
A. 3x3 + 8x2 + x + 6
B. 3x3 + 10x2 + 5x + 6
C. 3x3 + 10x2 – x + 6
D. 3x3 + 8x2 – x + 6

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 Additional Activities

Directions: Make your own word problem involving algebraic expression. Solve
and show the solution.

Answer Key

What I Know What I can do Assessment

1. A
1. 46 pesos 1. B
2. C 2. 2. C
3 17 3. A
3. D
6 32 4. A
4. B 9 47 5. B
5. B 6. A
7. A
6. B 8. D
7. B 9. C
10. D
8. B
What’s More
9. D
1. 79 toys
10. C
2. 3x + 1

What’s In
1. True
2. False
3. True
4. False
5. True
6. False
7. False
8. True
9. False
10. True

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References

Catalina B. Manalo, et. Al. Next Century Mathematics 7. Phoenix Publishing House
Inc. 2015. pages 36-41.

Maria Fe Rebecca D. Gueta, Math Digest Elementary Algebra- Second Quarter.

Caneo Enterprises. 2007. Pages 8-11.

Orance, O. & Mendoza, M.(2012). Worktext in Mathematics: e-Math Grade 7 K to

12 Edition. Rex Book Store, Inc. Manila, Philippines.

Aseron, Elizabeth R., et al. (2013). Mathematics-7 Teacher’s Guide, First Edition.
Department of Education

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