Writing two step equations from word problems

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Scott works on cars. He charges $35 for each car plus $7 per hour. Write an equation that represents this scenario if Kylie's car bill was $63.

Back

7x + 35 = 63

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Penelope is going to the carnival to ride the rides. It costs an extra amount to ride each ride when you join the fast pass lane. The ride tickets are $0.50 each. Penelope rode 17 rides and spent $42.50. Write an equation that represents this scenario when Penelope plans on riding all rides in the fast pass lane.

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.50x + 20 = 35

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Natalie is a softball coach. She has a pitching private lesson with Kasey. Kasey's mom pays Natalie $11 per hour plus a $6 tip. Write an equation that represents this scenario if the total cost was $39.

Back

11x + 6 = 39

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Casey has $50 to spend at Best Buy. She wants to buy a DVD for $14 and some CDs that cost $12 each. How many CDs can she buy?

Back

12x + 14 = 50

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While at the music store, Drew bought 5 CDs, all at the same price. The tax on his purchase was $6, and the total was $61. What was the price of each CD?

Back

5x + 6 = 61

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Bob's Plumbing charges $15 per hour plus a service fee of $40. An extra $10 fee is also added if your bathroom is a mess when he comes out to your house.

Write an equation that models this situation if your bathroom is a mess and you were billed $110?

Back

15x + 40 + 10 = $110

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Michelle is a server in a restaurant. On a weekend night, Michelle earned $4 an hour and $65 in tips. She made a total of $93. Choose the equation to find how many hours she worked.

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One LUCKY leprechaun found the same amount of gold under each of the 5 rainbows. He then found 6 more pieces of gold under each rainbow. At the end of the day he had 80 pieces of gold.

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80 = 5(x+6)