The Frederick County Fair costs $15.00 to get in and $2.50 per ride, while the Montgomery County Fair costs $10.00 to get in and $3.00 per ride. Which equations could be used to determine how many rides you would need to go on for both fairs to be of equal value?
Solving Word Problems with Variables on Both Sides

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Mathematics
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8th - 9th Grade
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Hard
Barbara White
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8 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
15x + 2.5 = 10x + 3
15 - 2.5x = 10 - 3x
15 + 2.5x = 10 + 3x
15 - 10 = 2.5x + 3x
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
WRITE AN EQUATION
You bought a magazine for $5 and four
erasers. You spent a total of $25. Write a 2-step equation to find the cost of one eraser.
5 + x = 25
5 + 4x = 25
5x = 25
25 - 5 = -4x
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
How do we solve equations?
Guessing and hope it works out.
Inverse operations.
Simplifying.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Solve:
7w + 5 = 3w - 15
5
-2
2
-5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Juan decided to join a gym to get in shape for football. He has two payment options. Option A is to buy a membership card and pay $2 each time he goes to the gym. Option B is to pay $4 each time he goes. A membership card costs $30. After how many times, t, will the cost of Option A be equal to the cost of Option B
50
20
15
25
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