
Writing Equations
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Mathematics
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6th - 8th Grade
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Hard
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Cynthia Careaga
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Copy these
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$5 per hour can be written as 5h
9 feet per second can be written as 9s
2 pages per minute can be written as 2m
60 miles per hour can be written as 60h
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Fill in the Blanks
How could you write $1.50 per bag. Use the letter b as your variable
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Multiple Select
Check all of the following that are one step equations
3x+ 7
4x = 18
9 = 6x
x + 10 = -19
-5x
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Equation: 15h = 52.50
h= 3.5
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Lennon splits all of his pieces of candy among his 5 friends. Each friend got 8 pieces. How many pieces did Lennon have?
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x - 55 = 135
x = 190
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x + 7 = 30
x = 21
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BE VERY CAREFUL! Many make the mistake of writing this as 30 - k = 80.
K - 30 = 80 THIS IS THE CORRECT WAY TO WRITE IT
K = 110
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Multiple Choice
17 less than h equals 42
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Multiple Choice
Tara caught three times as many fish this year than last year. She caught 63 fish by the end of the year. Which equation represents how many fish she caught last year?
3y = 63
3 + y = 63
63 - y = 3
y/3 = 63
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Multiple Choice
Becky is preparing for her younger sister's birthday party. She splits a jar of lollilops evenly among 6 goody bags. Each bag ends up with 4 lollipops.
Which equation can you use to find the number of lollipops n in the jar?
n/6 = 4
n - 4 = 6
4n = 6
n + 6 = 4
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Multiple Choice
Which choice models this situation?
Anna participated in a read-a-thon. Mr. Cole pledged $4 per book and gave Anna $44. How many books did Anna read?
b - 4 = 44
b + 4 = 33
4b = 44
b/4 = 44
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Multiple Choice
Which choice models this situation?
Jack needed new pencils for school today. He took 6 pencils from a new box of pencils. If there are 18 pencils left in the box, how many pencils were in the brand new box?
p - 6 = 18
p + 6 = 18
6p = 18
p/6 = 18
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Multiple Choice
Which choice models this situation?
At Pierce County Middle School, there are 5 art classes with 24 students in each class. How many students altogether are in the art classes?
s - 5 = 24
s + 5 = 24
5s = 24
s/5 = 24
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Multiple Choice
Which choice models this situation?
Last week, Tina worked 35 hours in 5 days. She worked the same number of hours each day. How many hours did she work each day?
h - 5 = 35
h + 5 = 35
5h = 35
h/5 = 35
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Multiple Choice
Which choice models this situation?
Taylor has read 125 pages in a book. The book has a total of 262 pages. How many pages does she have left to read to finish the book?
p - 125 = 262
p + 125 = 262
125p = 262
p/125 = 262
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Multiple Choice
Which choice models this situation? Marcus needs to sell 25 tickets to a fundraiser by Friday. So far, he has sold 9 tickets. How many tickets does he still need to sell?
t - 9 = 25
t + 9 = 25
9t = 25
t/9 = 25
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