Create an equation for each problem below. You will need to determine the type to use based on the information given. Each problem will have TWO ANSWERS! Do not forget the units, otherwise it will be considered incorrect. For the equation part: Your final answer should either be in standard form or slope-intercept form (depending on the problem).
A music app charges $2 to download the app plus $1.29 per song downloaded. Write and solve a
linear equation to find the total cost to download 30 songs.
[You will have 2 answers! The equation & the solution. Separate your answers with a semi-colon ";" ]
Also, don't forget your units ($, pounds, tickets, etc.)
The admission fee at a small fair is $1.50 for children and $4.00 for adults. On a certain day, $5,050
is collected. If 1,000 adults attended the fair, write and solve a linear equation to find the number of
children that attended.
[You will have 2 answers! The equation & the solution. Separate your answers with a semi-colon ";" ]
Also, don't forget your units ($, pounds, tickets, etc.)
ChitChat Wireless charges $0.30 per minute plus a monthly base fee. In September, Maggie used
120 minutes and her bill was $51. Write and solve an equation to find the cost if Maggie uses 165
minutes in October.
[You will have 2 answers! The equation & the solution. Separate your answers with a semi-colon ";" ]
Also, don't forget your units ($, pounds, tickets, etc.)
To serve 1 person at a local restaurant, it takes 10 minutes. To serve 5 people, it takes 18
minutes. Write and solve an equation to find the number of minutes it will take to serve a party of 8.
[You will have 2 answers! The equation & the solution. Separate your answers with a semi-colon ";" ]
Also, don't forget your units ($, pounds, tickets, etc.)
Carly has already written 35 pages of a novel. She plans to write 12 additional pages per month until
she is finished. Write and solve a linear equation to find the total number of pages written at 5
months.
[You will have 2 answers! The equation & the solution. Separate your answers with a semi-colon ";" ]
Also, don't forget your units ($, pounds, tickets, etc.)
The late fee for library books is $2.00 plus 15¢ each day for a book that is late. If Maria’s fee for a
late book was $3.20, write and solve a linear equation to find many days late the book was.
[You will have 2 answers! The equation & the solution. Separate your answers with a semi-colon ";" ]
Also, don't forget your units ($, pounds, tickets, etc.)
A landscaping company ordered 17 plants and 8 trees for a total of $964. If plants are $12 each,
write and solve a linear equation to find the cost for each tree.
[You will have 2 answers! The equation & the solution. Separate your answers with a semi-colon ";" ]
Also, don't forget your units ($, pounds, tickets, etc.)
A road side vegetable stand sells pumpkins for $5 each and tomatoes for $3 each. The total sales on
a certain day was $98. If they sold 10 pumpkins, write and solve a linear equation to find the number
of tomatoes sold.
[You will have 2 answers! The equation & the solution. Separate your answers with a semi-colon ";" ]
Also, don't forget your units ($, pounds, tickets, etc.)
There is a daily fee for renting a moving truck, plus a charge of $0.50 per mile driven. If driven 48
miles, it costs $64 to rent a truck. Write and solve an equation to find the daily fee.
[You will have 2 answers! The equation & the solution. Separate your answers with a semi-colon ";" ]
Also, don't forget your units ($, pounds, tickets, etc.)
To lease a new car, you must make a down payment when you sign the lease, then pay $199 per
month. Six months after signing his lease, Mr. Scott had paid $2,694. Write and solve an equation
to find the total amount he will have paid after 3 years.
[You will have 2 answers! The equation & the solution. Separate your answers with a semi-colon ";" ]
Also, don't forget your units ($, pounds, tickets, etc.)
The cost for 7 dance lessons is $82. The cost for 11 lessons is $122. Write and solve an equation to
find the cost of 4 lessons.
[You will have 2 answers! The equation & the solution. Separate your answers with a semi-colon ";" ]
Also, don't forget your units ($, pounds, tickets, etc.)
To order tickets online to a hockey game, there is a processing fee plus the cost per ticket. The cost
for 5 tickets is $174.45. The cost for 8 tickets is $271.95. Write and solve a linear equation to find
the total cost to order 12 tickets.
[You will have 2 answers! The equation & the solution. Separate your answers with a semi-colon ";" ]
Also, don't forget your units ($, pounds, tickets, etc.)