Translating Expressions, Equations, Formulas, and Inequalities

A company that manufactures cell phones first pays a start-up cost, and then spends a certain amount of money to manufacture each cell phone. If the cost of manufacturing c cell phones is given by the equation y = 275c + 125, then the value 275 represents

• the start-up cost

• the profit earned from the sale of one cell phone

• the amount spent to manufacture each cell phone

• the average number of cell phones manufactured

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Choose the best answer...

• (j)(j + 2) = 783

• (j)(j + 1) = 783

• (j)(2j) = 783

• (j + 1)(2j) = 783

The owner of a computer repair business has one employee, who is paid an hourly rate of $22. The owner estimates that his weekly profit using the function P = 8600 - 22x. The variable x represents...

• computers repaired per week

• hours worked per week

• customers served per week

• days worked per week

Ms. Maglione wants to join a gym. The gym wants to charge Ms. Maglione a one time membership fee for this year of $125 that will cover maintenance and upkeep of the gym. The cost per month to be a member will be $15. Which equation best models this situation?

• y = 125x + 15

• y = 15x + 125

• y = 125x - 15

• y = 125 - 15x

Translate the following...

7 more than x

• 7 - x

• x + 7

• 7x

• 7/x

Translate the following...

y times 6

• 6y

• 6 + y

• 6/y

• 6 - y

Translate the following...

10 less than x

• 10 - x

• x - 10

• 10x

• 10/x