Equation from Word Problems

Bob has $150 in his savings account and saves $40 per month.  Which equation represents the amount Bob has in his account after x months?

• y = 150 + 40

• y = 40x + 150

• y = 150x + 40

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CCSS.6.EE.C.9

Bob has $150 in his savings account and saves $40 per month.

• y=150 + 40

• y=40x + 150

• y=150x + 40

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CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.LE.A.2

Speedy Boat Rental charges a $15 deposit fee plus $2 for each hour of use to rent a paddle boat.  Write an equation for C, the total cost, to rent the boat for h hours.

• h = 2C + 15

• C = 15h + 2

• h = 15C + 2

• C = 2h + 15

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CCSS.HSF-BF.A.1A

What does the slope mean in the context of the problem?

• The cost will increase by $1.40 per topping

• The cost will decrease by $1.40 per topping

• The cost will increase by $1.90 per topping

• The cost will decrease by $1.90 per topping 

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CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5

Barry needs $1,449 for summer camp. Two local clubs will each match what he saves. Barry has 3 months before he leaves for summer camp. How much does Barry need to save on his own each month to have enough for summer camp?

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CCSS.6.EE.B.7

A business that rents cars is open for 8 hours on Monday. On Monday morning the business had 45 cars. The business rented 3 cars to customers during each of the first 5 hours. The business rented 2 cars to customers during each of the next 3 hours. The total number of cars that were brought back to the business by customers on Monday was 17. In which equation does c represent the number of cars the business had at the end of the day on Monday?

• c = 45−(5+3)−(3+2)+17

• c = 45−(5×3)−(3×2)−17

• c = 45−(5+3)−(3+2)−17

• c = 45−(5×3)−(3×2)+17

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

A T-shirt design company charges your team an initial fee of $25 to create the team's design. Each t-shirt printed with your design costs an additional $8. The equation for this situation is y = 8x + 25. Interpret the y-intercept in context.

• The additional fee of $8.

• The initial fee of $25.

• The additional fee of $25.

• The initial fee of $8.

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CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5

Easy Car Rental charges $8.50 an hour plus a rental fee of $25.50. Which equation represents the total charges for x hours?

• y = 8.5 + 25.5

• y = 25.5 + 8.5x

• y = 8.5 + 25.5x

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CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.LE.A.2

Coach Calhoun is looking into t-shirt costs for the athletic department. Custom Ink charges a one-time setup fee plus a charge to print each shirt. He can get 75 shirts for $480 or 50 for $330. Write an equation for the price of shirts with custom ink

• y=5.2x

• y=30x+6

• y=6x+30

• y=mx+b

Marleny got a job and is saving up her money. After working for 7 hours, she has $118. She then counts her money after 19 hours of work and has $286. Write an equation that represents the situation in slope intercept form: y=mx+b