1. Bell Ringer Week of March 3-7, 2014 Created by: Shavonne Burrows, EdS

2. Monday, March 3, 2014
Bradley sells produce in boxes at the farmer’s market. He put 6 ears of corn and 9 tomatoes in each box. The expression 6b+9b represents the total pieces of produce in b boxes. Simplify the expressions by counting like terms.

3. Answer for Monday, February 24, 2014

4. Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Andre bought pencils in packs of 8. He gave 2 pencils to his sister and 3 pencils from each pack to his friends. The expression 8p-3p-2 represents the number of pencils Andre has left from p packs. Simplify the expression by combining like terms

5. Answer for Tuesday, February 25,2014

6. Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Sandwiches cost $5, french fries cost $3, and a drinks cost $2. The expression 5n +3n + 2n gives the total cost, in dollars for buying a sandwich, french fries, and a drink for n people. Which is another way to write this expression?

7. Answer for Wednesday, March 5, 2014

8. 7x+2x+5x 8a+11-2a Thursday, March 6, 2014
Use properties of operations to write an equivalent expressions by combining like terms
7x+2x+5x
8a+11-2a

9. Answer for Thursday, March 6, 2014

10. Friday, March 7, 2014
Scarves cost $12 and snowmen pins cost $2. Shipping is $3 per order. The expression 12n +2n +3 gives the cost, in dollars, of buying scarves with pins for n people. Which is another way to write this expression?

11. Answer for Friday, March 7, 2014