Writing Equations from word problems

If chocolate chip cookies cost $3.00 per cookie plus $2 for boxing them up in a decorated box, what would the expression be?

• 3 + 2x

• 3x + 2

• 3x + 2x

• 5x

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CCSS.HSA-SSE.A.1A

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

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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

If you went to Six Flags with your Algebra 1 class and Ms. Byrd said to bring at least $25.

• x < 25

• x < 25

• x > 25

• x > 25

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CCSS.6.EE.B.8

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?

• 10.95x + 12.57 = 89.22

• 12.57x + 10.95 = 89.22

• 89.22x -10.95 = 12.57

• 12.57 + 10.95 = 89.22

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

Olivia bought a notebook for $12.50 and 9 pens. If her total was $43.73, how much was each pen?

• 12.5x +9 = 43.73

• 73.43 = 12.5x + 9

• 12.5 - 9x = 43.73

• 43.73 = 12.5 + 9x

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

Dexter's Gym charges a one-time registration fee of $40 and $20 each month. The total fee after x months is $340. Which equation models this situation?

• 40x + 20 = 340

• 20x + 40 = 340

• 20x - 40 = 340

• 20 + 340 = 40x

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CCSS.6.EE.B.6

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Scott's Automotive charges $35 for each car plus $7 per hour. Write an equation that represents this scenario if Kylie was charged $63.

• 35x + 7 = 63

• 7x = 63

• 7x - 35 = 63

• 7x + 35 = 63

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

Brenda's gym charged $10 fee to join plus $29 per month. She calculated that the gym has cost her a total of $155 since she joined. Which equation could be used to determine the number of months(m) Brenda has been going to the gym?

• 10m + 29 = 155

• 10 + 29 = 155m

• 10 + 29m = 155

• m + 29 = 155 - 10

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CCSS.6.EE.B.6

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CCSS.6.EE.C.9

A holiday meal cost $12.50 a person plus a delivery fee of $30. Which equation represents the amount a holiday meal costs(y), including delivery, for x people?

• y = 12.50 + 30x

• y = 30 + 12.50x

• y = 12.50 + 30

• 12.50x = 30

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CCSS.6.EE.C.9