Solving One Variable Equations Word Problems

Daniel is paid $10 per week for selling newspaper subscriptions.  He is also paid $3.50 for each new customer (x) that signs up for the subscription.  Which equation represents the amount (y) Daniel earns  per week?

• y = 3.5x

• y= 10 + x

• y = 10 + 35x

• y = 10 + 3.5x

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Last Friday Trevon had $29. Over the weekend he received some money for cleaning the attic. He now has $41. How much money did he receive?

• 29 - n = 41

• 29 - n = 40

• 29 + n = 41

• 29 + n = 40

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Look at the work. What was done incorrectly?

• Don't divide by 2 first

• Don't add 7 to both sides

• It's correct!

• They should have subtracted 7

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Look at the work. What SHOULD have been the first step?

• It's correct!

• Subtract 1 on both sides

• Add 5 on both sides

• Divide by 3 on both sides

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How do you know when an equation has been solved and your work is done?

• When you get a whole number

• After you add or subtract

• When x is by itself on one side of the equal sign

• When there are no more variables

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What is the inverse operation needed to solve for p?
765 = p - 254

• subtraction

• addition

• multiplication

• division

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What is the first step to solve this equation:
-3x + 11 = 44

• Add 3 to both sides

• Subtract 11 from both sides

• Add 11 to both sides

• Divide 3 on both sides.

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x - 62 = 123
How should you show your work to isolate the variable and solve the equation?

• Add 62 to each side. 

• Subtract 62 from each side.

• Multiply each side by 62.

• Add 123 to each side.

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Mrs. Brown,the librarian, bought three new books for a total of $18.00. If each book cost the same amount, how much did each book cost? Write an equation to solve this problem. Use c as your variable.

• 18c=6

• c + 6= 18

• c +18 = 6

• 3c=18

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Mrs. Cathy, Mrs. Mitchell, Coach Mullins, and Mrs. Norris divided the cost of a pizza evenly.  If they each paid $6.50, what was the total cost of the pizza? 

• c/4 =6.50

• 4c = 6.50

• 6.50 +c = 4

• c - 4 = 6.50

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