Creating Equations from Word Problems

translate the following expression: eight more than a number n is 15

• 8 + n = 15

• 8 - n = 15

• 8n = 15

• 8/n = 15

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

Write an solve the equation for the scenario:

UPS charges $7 for the first pound, and $0.20 for each additional pound. FedEx charges $5 for the first pound and $0.30 for each additional pound. How many pounds, p, will it take for UPS and FedEx to cost the same?

• Equation: 7 + 0.20p = 5 + 0.30p / Solution: p = 20

• Equation: 7 + 0.20p = 5 + 0.30p / Solution: p = 0.05

• Equation: 7p + 0.20 = 5p + 0.30 / Solution: p = 0.05

• Equation: 7 + 0.20p = 5 + 0.30p / Solution: p = 120

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CCSS.6.EE.B.6

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

CCSS.6.EE.B.5

A man is climbing down from 100 feet high descending 30 feet per minute.

• y = 100 - 30x
• y = 100 + 30x
• y = 100x + 30
• y = 100x - 30

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CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.LE.A.2

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

What is the difference between an expression and equation?

• Expressions have an equal sign and equations do not have an equal sign
• Expressions do not have an equal sign and equations do have an equal sign
• There is not a difference
• Expressions do not have variables and equations have variables

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2B

Translate this phrase into an algebraic expression.
8 less than the product of 4 and a number
Use the variable m to represent the unknown number.

• 8 - 4m
• 8m - 4
• 8m + 4
• 4m - 8

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CCSS.7.EE.A.2

CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.2

Translate: Six fewer than twice a number is four.

• 6 - 2x = 4
• 2x - 6 = 4
• x² - 6 = 4
• 6 - x² = 4

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CCSS.6.EE.B.6

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

CCSS.6.EE.A.2

How would you translate
x - 5 = 12 into words?

• x - 5 = 12
• The product of x and 5 is twelve
• x less than 5 is 12
• Five less than x is 12.

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CCSS.6.EE.B.6

CCSS.6.EE.A.2

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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CCSS.6.EE.B.6

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.B.5

Your class won the donut party and when Ms. Byrd went to pick up the donuts she was happy to find out they gave her an educator discount of $3. Ms. Byrd spent $34.50 for donuts for your class of 25 students. How much was each donut?

• $2

• $1

• $1.50

• $2.50

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.1