Situational Equation

2) Solve this equation

t - 7 = 2

• t = 9

• t = 7

• t = 5

• None of these match my answer

Select all equations that are represented in this diagram.

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Solve this equation

a - 2.1 = 5.8

• a = 7.9

• a = 3.7

• a = 5.8

• None of these match my answer

A delivery person uses a service elevator to bring boxes of books up to an office. The delivery person weighs 160 lbs and each box of books weighs 50 lbs. The maximum capacity of the elevator is 1000 lbs. How many boxes of books can the delivery person bring up at one time?

• 50x + 160 = 1000

• 50 + 160x = 1000

• 50x - 160 = 1000

• 50 - 160x = 1000

Each month Chuck’s phone company charges a flat fee of $12 plus $0.05 per minute. Louie’s phone company charges him a flat fee of $6 plus $.85 per minute. How many minutes would the boys have to talk for their phone bill to be the same?

• 7 minutes

• 7 minutes and 30 seconds

• 8 minutes

• 8 minutes and 30 seconds

Anumeha is mowing lawns for a summer job. For every mowing job, she charges an initial fee of $10 plus a constant fee for each hour of work. Her fee for a 5-hour job, for instance, is $35.

Let y represent Anumeha's fee (in dollars) for a single job that took x hours for her to complete.

Which equation could be used to find the amount she would make in 2 hours?

Dave owns a lawn business. He charges $10 per hour and a $25 dollar disposal fee. What is the correct equation Dave would use to find out how much to charge his customers?

• y = 25x + 10

• x = 25y + 10

• y = 10x +25

• x = 10y + 25

Joe’s Canoes charges an initial fee of $20 plus $4 an hour. Callie’s Canoes charges a flat rate of $14 an hour. Find the number of hours for which the total amount that both places charge would be the same.

• 3 hours

• 4 hours

• 1 hour

• 2 hours

Please solve this equation Melanie and Julian have 50 dinosaurs in total. Julian has 21 dinosaurs. How many dinosaurs does Melanie have?

• g = 29

• g = 71

• g = 1050

• None of these match my answer

1) Solve this equation

c - 1 = 8

• c = 9

• c = 7

• c = 8

• None of these match my answer