solving problems with equations

Maria has 25 dollars.  She has to buy a gallon of milk which costs $3.50.  She wants to spend the rest of her money on cereal.  If each box of cereal costs $4.50, how many can she purchase?

• 4 boxes
• 5 boxes
• 6 boxes
• 7 boxes

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

A toy company spends $1500 per day for factory expenses plus $8 to make each teddy bear.  They sell the teddy bears for $12 a piece.  Which equation could be used to find the number of bears t the company has to sell in one day to equal its daily cost?

• 1500 + 8t = 12
• 12 + 8t = 1500
• 1500 + 8t = 12t
• 8t = 12t + 1500

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.B.5

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

CCSS.6.EE.C.9

The steps in solving 5b - 6 = 24 are: 

• Add 6 to both sides and divide both sides by 5
• Add 6 to both sides and multiply both sides by 5
• Subtract 6 from both sides then multiply both sides by 5
• Subtract 6 from both sides then divide both sides by 5

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

WRITE AN EQUATION
Imani spent half of her weekly allowance playing mini-golf. To earn more money her parents let her wash the car for $4. What is her weekly allowance if she ended with $12?

• 0.5x+4=12
• x+4=12
• 12-4=x
• 12-4=0.5x

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

Easy Car Rental charges $8.50 an hour plus a rental fee of $25.50.

• y = 8.5 + 25.5
• y = 8.5x + 25.5
• y = 8.5 + 25.5x
• y = 8.5x + 25.5x

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CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.LE.A.2

Jim paid a gym membership fee of $50, plus $20 per month.  Jim has paid a total of $290 to the gym.  Which equation matches this situation?

• 50 + 20m = 290
• 20 + 50m = 290
• 50 + 20 = m
• 50m - 20 = 290

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

2(6k-1)= -38

• k= 1

• k= 9

• k= -4

• k= -3

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

7w-3(4w+8)=11

• w= 3

• w= 9

• w= -7

• w= 7

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CCSS.8.EE.C.7B

A phone sells for $700. It is now on sale for  $\frac{1}{5}$  off the original price. Megan has a coupon for an extra 10% off the sales price. To the nearest dollar, how much less than the original price will Megan pay for the phone? (what is the total discount)

• 504

• 196

• 560

• 140

Chelsea wants to join LA Fitness. They charge an initial membership fee of $55 and a monthly fee of $19.50. She has $250 to spend on a membership for LA Fitness. Find the number of months Chelsea can be a member at LA Fitness

• 10

• 11

• 13

• 12