Writing Linear Equations from Verbal Descriptions POL

If chocolate chip cookies cost $3.00 per cookie plus $2 for boxing them up in a decorated box, what would the expression be?

• 3 + 2x

• 3x + 2

• 3x + 2x

• 5x

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

What could this represent? 7x + 2 = 30

• Buying pet turtles for $7 each plus two cans of turtle food cost $30.

• Seven bags of candy plus 2 extra snickers bars equals 30 dollars.

• Two yoyos plus seven frisbees is thirty cents.

• Buying seven calculators plus $2 per bundle of pencils is $30.

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.B.5

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

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.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

CCSS.6.EE.C.9

Margaret is a waitress at The Seafood Bonanza.  She earns $3 an hour plus 90% of her tips.  Write an equation for her salary, S, if she works h hours and earns d dollars in tips.

• 3h + 0.90d = S
• S = 90d + 3h
• S = 3d + 90h
• S = 3h + 9.0d

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

At Joe's Clown Car Rental Agency, renting a car costs $35 plus $0.75 for every mile it is driven.  What is an equation that can be used to find the number of miles, m, a vehicle was driven, if the total rental charge was $222.50?

• 222.5 = m(35 + 0.75)
• 222.5 = 35 + 0.75m
• 222.5 = 0.75 + 35m
• 222.5 = 0.75(m + 35)

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CCSS.6.EE.B.6

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

CCSS.6.EE.C.9

The Roaming Cell Phone Company charges $15.00 per month plus $0.20 per minute of airtime usage.  If Juanita uses x minutes of airtime, what is an equation that can be used to determine her monthly cell phone bill (C)?

• C = 15 + 0.20x
• C =15 (0.20x)
• C = 15 + x + 0.20
• C = 0.20 + 15x

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

CCSS.6.EE.C.9

CCSS.6.RP.A.3

Lisa went to the mall to do her back-to-school shopping.  When she returned, she noticed that the number of shirts (s) she purchased was 3 more than twice the number of pants (p) she bought.  What is an equation that can be used to represent the number of shirts Lisa purchased? 

• p=3 + 2s
• s + 2p =3
• s = 3 + 2p
• 2p = s + 3

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

CCSS.6.EE.C.9

A holiday meal cost $12.50 a person plus a delivery fee of $30. Which equation represents the amount a holiday meal costs(y), including delivery, for x people?

• y = 12.50 + 30x

• y = 30 + 12.50x

• y = 12.50 + 30

• 12.50x = 30

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CCSS.6.EE.C.9

Robin has $500 in her bank account. Each month she pays $70 for her phone bill. Write an equation to represent this situation.

• y = 500x + 70

• y = 500 - 70

• y = -70x + 500

• y = 500 + 70x

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

Which of the following situations could be descried by the equation y= -25x + 120

• There are 120 people in the football stadium, and 25 more are entering each hour.
• A plumber charges $25 for a house call and $120 per hour.
• A teacher has 120 students. Her third period has 25 students
• There are 120 gallons of water in a tank. It releases water at a rate of 25 gallons per minute

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CCSS.6.EE.B.6

CCSS.6.EE.C.9