Topic 1.2 Story Problems - Creating and solving equations 24-25

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15 questions
Remember, when they ask you for the cost of something, make sure to include your dollar sign.


Cost of a pack of gum= $2.13
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Lydia bought 3 short sleeve and 8 long sleeve shirts. The long sleeve shirts cost $9.00 more than the short sleeve shirts. Lydia spent a total of $215.00.

Let short sleeve be represented by the variable x and long sleeve be represented by y.
Write an equation using x and y.

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Write an equation in terms of x only.

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Solve your equation from #2. What is x equal to?

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How much does each short sleeve shirt cost?

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How much does each long sleeve shirt cost?

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At Casey's, Billy wants to buy 3 slices of pizza and 4 sodas. His total is $21.73. Pizza costs $0.50 more per slice than a bottle of soda.

Write an equation where pizza is represented by the variable p and sodas are represented by the variable s.

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Re-write your equation in terms of the variable s only.

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Solve your equation for s. What is the value of s?

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What is the cost of 1 soda?

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What is the cost of 1 slice of pizza?

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What is the cost of 1 slice of pizza and 1 soda?

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Brandy wants to buy 6 t-shirts and 3 sweatshirts. The t-shirts are $14.50 less than the sweatshirts. Brandy spend a total of $209.91.

How much does a t-shirt cost?

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How much did Brandy spend on each sweatshirt?

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Stephanie wants to buy 4 Pumpkin Spice Lattes and 7 Cake Pops. Her total is $46.55. Cake Pops cost $2.70 less than a Latte. How much does 1 cake pop cost?

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Mr. DeMeester is going to Costco. He wants 4 hotdogs and 3 churros. The hot dogs are $0.10 more than the churros. If his total is $6.63, what is the cost of buying 1 hotdog and 1 churro?