Linear Equations

Mr. Tory has $6 to spend at the game. He spends $1 for each bag of chips he buys. What equation can be used to describe this situation?

• y = 6x -1
• y = 1x - 6
• y = -1x + 6
• y = 1x - 6

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CCSS.6.EE.C.9

A 7-inch candle burns at a rate of 2-inches per hour. Which equation represents the relationship between y, the height of the dandle in inches, and x, the number of hours the candle burns?

• y=2x+7
• y=7-2x
• y=2-7x
• y=7x+2

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CCSS.6.EE.C.9

Which of the following situations could be descried by the equation y=120-25x?

• There are 120 people in the football stadium, and 25 more are entering each hour.
• A plumber charges $25 for a house call and $120 per hour.
• A teacher has 120 students. Her third period has 25 students
• There are 120 gallons of water in a tank. It releases water at a rate of 25 gallons per minute

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CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5

A fitness club opens with 80 members. Each month the membership increases by 15 members. Which equation represents the relationship between the number of months the club has been opened, x, and the total fitness club membership, y?

• y=15x
• y=15x+80
• y=x+15
• y=80x+15

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CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.LE.A.2

Which of the following situations can be represented by y=10+0.55n

• The total cost at a store for one book that costs $10 and n bookmarks that cost $0.55 each.
• The total cost of 10 bags of chips that cost $0.55 each.
• The height of a tree after n day that was 10feet tall and it grew 55 feet a day.
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CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.LE.A.2

Lee charges $3 for a basket and $2.50 for each pound of fruit picked at the orchard. Write an equation in y = mx + b form for the total cost of x pounds of fruit from the orchard.

• y = 3x + 2.5
• y = 2.50x + 3
• y = 2.50x 
• y = 3x + 2.50

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CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.LE.A.2

1. A plant is 5cm tall and growing at a rate of 3cm a month.

• 5 + 3
• 5x + 3
• 5 + 3x

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CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.LE.A.2

A holiday meal costs $12.50 a person plus a delivery fee of $30.

• 30 + 12.5x 
• 12.5 + 30
• 12.5 + 30x

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CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.LE.A.2

For lunch, Amanda had a hamburger and some potato chips. The hamburger totaled 325 calories and each chip had 12 calories. Write a liner equation to represent the situation.

• y = 12 + 325
• y = 12x  + 325
• y = 325 - 12x
• y = 325x + 12

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CCSS.6.EE.C.9

Lee charges $3 for a basket and $2.50 for each pound of fruit picked at the orchard. Write an equation in y = mx + b form for the total cost of x pounds of fruit from the orchard.

• y = 3x + 2.5
• y = 2.50x + 3
• y = 2.50x 
• y = 3x + 2.50

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CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.LE.A.2