Translating One and Two Step Equations

Choose the equation that represents this sentence:

4 less than -6 multiplied by a number n is 60.

• 4 - 6n = 60

• -6n - 4 = 60

• 60 - 4 = -6n

• -6n + 4 = 60

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

Choose the equation that represents this sentence: Each game g costs $60, and you spend a total of $240.

• 60g = 240

• g + 60 = 240

• 240g = 60

• g - 60 = 240

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

Choose the equation that represents this situation:

You are putting cookies into bags to deliver to friends. Each bag, b, contains 20 cookies, and you have 4 cookies leftover. You had 204 cookies in total.

• b + 24 = 204

• 20b - 4 = 204

• 20b + 4 = 204

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

An amount y split into 5 groups plus 3 is 53.

• 5y + 3 = 53

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

Choose the equation that represents this sentence:

Half of a number x increased by 9 is 2.

• 2x + 9 = 2

Twice a number increased by 7 is 23.

• 8

• 15

• 4

• 6

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

The product of a number and -3 plus 16 is 31

• 5

• 47

• -5

• -4

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

one less than the product of a number and 5 is -46

• 7

• 3

• -8

• -9

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

Eight subtracted from three times a number is -2.

• 2

• -2

• -5

• -1

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

The difference of twice a number and 18 is -4.

• 10

• 11

• 6

• 7

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A