GL Words to Equations

Orange Box charges $3.00 to rent a movie. Write an equation to represent the cost of renting x movies.

Define the variable.

• x=total cost

• x= number of movies rented

• x=cost of one movie

• x=number of oranges

Orange Box charges $3.00 to rent a movie. Write an equation to represent the cost of renting x movies.

• y= 3.00x

• x= 3.00y

• y=1.5x

• y=3.00x + 3

The Miller Football Team holds a car wash to raise money. The team spends $12.50 on supplies and charges $5.00 per carwash.

Define the variable.

• x=number of car washed

• x=cost of supplies

• x=cost one car

• x=number of football teams

The Miller Football Team holds a car wash to raise money. The team spends $12.50 on supplies and charges $5.00 per carwash. Write an equation to represent the amount of profit.

• y = 12.50x + 5.00

• y= 5.00x + 12.50

• y=5.00x - 12.50

• y= 12.50x - 5.00

Jane has a giftcard for $25 for CoffeeBux. She buys a $3.00 drink everyday with her giftcard.

Define the variable.

• y= number of days

• y= amount of money

• y= number of giftcards

• y= unknown

Jane has a giftcard for $25 for CoffeeBux. She buys a $3.00 drink everyday with her giftcard. Write an equation to represent the situation.

• y= - 3.00x + 25

• y= 25x + 3.00

• y= -3.00x - 25

• Y=3.00x +25

Music Rental Warehouse rents trumpets for $23 per month. A cleaning fee of $40 is charged when you return the instrument. What is the cost of renting a trumpet for x months?

Define the variable.

• y= number of trumpets

• y= number of dollars

• y= number of months

• y= cleaning fee

Music Rental Warehouse rents trumpets for $23 per month. A cleaning fee of $40 is charged when you return the instrument. What is the cost of renting a trumpet for x months?

Write an equation

• y= -23x -40

• y= 40x + 23

• y= 23x + 40

• y= 63x

Crystal opens a bank account with $30 in it. She adds $20 each month.

Define the variable.

• x= number of months

• x= amount of money in her account

• x= money

• x= bank account

Crystal opens a bank account with $30 in it. She adds $20 each month. Write an equation to represent the relationship between the amount of money in her account, a, and the number of months, m.

• a=30m+20

• a=20m+30

• m=20m+30

• m=30m+20