Algebra 1 Task Cards Matching

Casey has $50 to spend at

Best Buy. She wants to

buy a DVD for $14 and

some CDs that cost $12

each.

What is the correct equation?

• 12x + 14 = 50

• 12+14x=50

• 50x+12=14

• 12x+50=14

Lance is buying new things

for his room. He wants

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?

Hint: equation 2.5x +27 = 44.5

• 10

• -14/2

• -7

• 7

Maria rents a bike and

pays $40. There was a

deposit of $22 and then

$6 per hour.

Write the correct equation:

• Drake

• 22+40x=22

• 6x+22=40

• 40x+22=6

Mallory bought pizza and

soda for a party. If she

spent $12.57 on the

sodas and $10.95 for

each pizza, how many

pizzas did she buy if her

total is $89.22?

• -14

• 14

• -7

• 7

Mallory bought pizza and

soda for a party. If she

spent $12.57 on the

sodas and $10.95 for

each pizza, how many

pizzas did she buy if her

total is $89.22?

Write out the correct equation for this problem.

• 10.95x + 12.57 = 89.22

• 12.57x +10.95=89.22

• 10.95x+89.22=12.57

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The Cooking Club is selling

pieces of pie to raise money.

The cafeteria donates 4 pies.

If each pie is cut into 5 pieces

and there are 60 total, how

many pies did the Cooking

Club bake?

• 80 pies/40pieces

• 40pieces/8 pies

• 20 pieces/4 pies

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The Cooking Club is selling

pieces of pie to raise money.

The cafeteria donates 4 pies.

If each pie is cut into 5 pieces

and there are 60 total.

Write out the correct equation for this problem.

• 5 + 20x = 60

• 60+20x=5

• 5x + 20 = 60

• Dante Bowe

How old am I if 400

reduced by 2 times my

age is 244?

Write out the correct equation for this problem:

• Maverick City Music

• 400+2x=-2x

• -x+400 = 244

• 400 – 2x = 244

Jen wants to buy a new

car for $18500. She pays

$2500 at signing and

wants to pay $250 per

month. How many months

until it is paid off?

• 3 years

• -64 months

• 60 months

• 64 months

• Brandon Lake

Mark works 3 hours on

Friday and 5 hours on

Saturday. He gets a weekly

allowance of $25. If he had

$85 this week, how much

does he get paid an hour?

• 8.00

• 6.25

• 7.25

• 7.50

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