Writing Equations (2)

Writing Equations (2)

TEK 6.9A

Problem Solving Strategy

• Circle the numbers

• Box the key words

Multiple Choice

Which of these can be written as an equation?

• Two times 0.75 plus m

• Three is less than twice a

• Half the product of five and j

• Four times n is 24

Multiple Choice

2. Cheryl gets paid $8 per hour for her job at the record store.  She made a total of $96 last week.  Which equation models this situation?

• 96h = 8
• h/96 = 8
• 8h = 96
• h/8 = 96

Multiple Choice

The sum of x and ten is twenty.

• x - 10 = 20

• x + 10 = 20

• x + 10 = 25

• 10x = 20

Multiple Choice

A number five times is twenty five.

• 3x = 25

• 4x = 25

• 5x = 25

• 6x = 24

Example 1

On Friday afternoon, Maggie and her friends washed their neighbors cars in order to make some money. They split the payment equally and each walked away with $3.50. Write an equation to determine how much the neighbors paid them in total.

Example 2

A Netflix subscription is on sale $41.94 for six months. Define a variable and write an equation to determine the cost per month.