Math Word Problems Flashcard

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Equation for total amount charged for 100 student tickets at x dollars each and 250 adult tickets at y dollars each.

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t = 100x + 250y

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Equation for spending $20 on hamburgers ($3.50 each) and french fries ($2.00 each) at a carnival.

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3.50x + 2.00y = 20.00

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Equation representing Jamie and Tia spending the same amount on books: 4 paperback books and 5 hardcover books for Jamie, 19 paperback books for Tia.

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4n + 5m = 19n

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Jean works 35 hours at $10/hour and earns a total of $669, including a 5% commission on sales. What is the dollar value of her sales? Options: $6,380, $6,690, $13,380, $23,415.

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$6,690

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Equation for resistance (R) of a speaker with power output of 20 watts and voltage of 10 volts using P = v^2 / R.

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R = 5 ohms

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What is the new average age of the drama club members after the new student joined? Options: 15.9 years, 16 years, 16.1 years, 15.8 years

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16 years

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Equation for interest earned after 7 years, compounded 4 times per year, starting with $1000, final amount $2500?

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2500 = 1000(1 + r/4)^(4*7)

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Jocelyn raised x dollars in week 1, and she raised $40 in week 2. Andrew raised y dollars in week 1, and he raised $70 in week 2. At the end of week 2, Jocelyn and Andrew had raised the same amount of money. Which equation represents the relationship between x and y?

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x + 40 = y + 70

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James buys x books at a used-book sale. If the books cost $2 each and he spends less than $30, which inequality can be used to find the number of books James buys (x)?

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2x < 30

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In a particular patient, the half-life of acetaminophen is 2.5 hours. The patient takes a first dosage of 500 mg and another dosage of 500 mg 4 hours later. The patient only takes two dosages. How many hours after the first dosage will the patient reach a level of acetaminophen of only 100 mg?

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between the 10th hour and the 11th hour