Inequalities and Equations Quiz

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Which situation matches the equation x + 15 = 45 ?

• Apples are transported in boxes that hold 15 apples each.  If Johnny has 45 apples to transport, what is x, the number of boxes he will need?

• Carl is 15 years older than Jerry.  If Carl is 45, what is x, Jerry’s age?

• If the price of a $45 radio increased $15, what is x, the new price of the radio?

• Ashley has 15 times the number of marbles that Nathan has.  If Nathan has 45 marbles, how many marbles does Ashley have?

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Kim is decorating a cake with 15 roses.  She wants an equal number of roses in each of the 3 rows on the cake.  Which equation would she use to find the number of roses, r, in each row?

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Which situation is best represented by the equation 16n = 48 ?

• Cathy bought 16 candy bars.  They were 48 cents each.  What is n, the total cost of the         candy bars?

• Lauren is 16 years old.  Her father is 48 years old.  What is n, the difference between Lauren’s age and her father’s age?

• After purchasing some packages of gum, Sergio has 48 sticks of gum.  If gum comes in packages of 16 sticks each, what is n, the number of packages of gum Sergio purchased? 

• After spending $48 at Games R US, Darrell has $16 left on his gift card.  How much is n, the amount of money left on the gift card before his last purchase?

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• Dora needs to save some money for a summer camp.  If she saves the same amount for five months, she will save $45 each month to save the total amount she needs.  What is n, the total amount of money Dora needs to save for summer camp?

• Dave plans to buy a baseball bat that costs $45.  He needs $5 more to have enough money.  What is n, the amount Dave has already saved?

• Isabella placed birthday treats into bags.  If there are 45 treats total and she puts 5 treats in each bag, what is n, the total number of bags?

• Derrick evenly distributed 45 baseball cards to his friends.  If each friend received 5 cards, what is n, the number of friends with whom Derrick shared his cards?

Match the Inequality

Match the Inequality