Match Story Problems to Equations

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

Copland competes in 27 swimming events this season. He wins either first place or second place in each event. Copland has 3 more first-place wins than second-place wins. Which system of equations represents this story?

There are 47 people attending a play at an outdoor theater. There are 11 groups of people sitting in groups of 3 or 5. Which system of equations best represents this story?

There are n students in Mr. Stickle's class and 3/5 of them like pizza. If 21 of the students like pizza which equation can be used to find the number of students in the class?

• n - 2/5 = 21

• n = 3/5 x 21

• 3/5 n =21

• 21n = 3/5

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Janice used the equation y = x + 1 to represent that the length of a piece of

paper needed for a art project (y) is always 1 inch greater than the length of

the object made with the fabric (x). Which graph represents four solutions to

Janice’s equation?

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Which equation is represented in this tape diagram?

• x+5=35

• 35x=5

• 5x=35

• 35-x=x

What is the value of x in this tape diagram?

• 3x

• 9

• 3

• 1/3

What equation is represented in this tape diagram?

• x+3=9

• 9x=3

• 3x=9

• 9+3=x