writing equations from linear word problems

A plumber charges $50 to make a house call plus $40 for each hour worked. What is the expression and what does he make if he worked 5 hours?

• 50x + 40; $290

• 50x + 40x; $450

• 50 + 40x; $250

• 90x; $450

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What could this represent? 7x + 2 = 30

• Buying pet turtles for $7 each plus two cans of turtle food cost $30.

• Seven bags of candy plus 2 extra snickers bars equals 30 dollars.

• Two yoyos plus seven frisbees is thirty cents.

• Buying seven calculators plus $2 per bundle of pencils is $30.

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If ChipCo sold their bags of corn chips for $5 per bag plus $1 for bagging it and it costs the same as $4 per bag of CrunchyChips corn chips plus their price of $2 for bagging it, what would the equation be and how many bags of chips would make them cost the same?

• 5 + 1x = 2x + 4; 1 bag of chips

• 9x = 3; 3 bags of chips

• 5x + 1 = 4x + 2; 1 bag of chips

• 5x = 6x; -1 bag of chips

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Lance is buying new things for his room. He wants some posters and a new rug. He spent $44.50 total. If the rug costs $27 and the posters cost $2.50 each, how many did he buy?

• 44.5 = 2.5x - 27

• 44.5 - 2.5 = 27x

• 27x + 2.5 = 44.5

• 2.5x + 27 = 44.5

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An internet company charges a $100 set up fee, and then they charge $35 a month after that.  What is the initial value?

• $100
• $35
• $135
• $65

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331 students went on a field trip. Six buses were filled and 7 students traveled in cars. The equation from the last problem was: 6x+7=331. How many students were in each bus?

• 54
• 45
• 56
• 65

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Penelope is going to the carnival to ride the rides. It costs $20 to get into the carnival and ride tickets are $0.50 each. 
The correct equation was .50x + 20 = 35.
So, how many tickets did she buy?

• x = 30
• x = 25
• x = 35
• x = 31

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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.

• 11x + 6 = 39
• 11x - 6 = 39
• 11 + 6x = 39
• 66x = 39

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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. 
The correct equation was 11x + 6 = 39.
So, how many hours was the lesson?

• x = 3
• x = 2
• x = 4
• x = 5

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Mr. Piper's plumbing needed repairs. The plumber charged $98 for parts plus $45 per hour for labor. If the bill totaled $458, how could I find out the hours of labored required?

• 98x + 45 = 458
• 98 + 45x = 458
• 45 + 98 = 458
• 45x - 98 = 458

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