Multi Step Equations and Word Problems

The length of a rectangle is 5 less than twice the width. If the perimeter of the rectangle is 146 centimeters, find the dimensions of the rectangle.

• 68

• 47

• 84

• 20

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The length of a rectangle is five inches less than three times its width. If the perimeter of the rectangle is 150 inches, find the dimensions.

• L=40 W=35

• L=50 W=25

• L=60 W=45

• L=55 W=20

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Aaron and Carl are working to earn money for prom. Aaron has $40 and is earning $6 a month for prom. Carl has $64 and $4 a week. How many weeks till they have the same amount?

• 4 weeks

• 6 weeks

• 12 weeks

• never

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The Roaming Cell Phone Company charges $15.00 per month plus $0.20 per minute of airtime usage. If Tara's cell phone bill is $75, how many minutes did she talk on the phone?

• 30 minutes

• 60 minutes

• 250 minutes

• 300 minutes

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At Joe's Clown Car Rental Agency, renting a car costs a one time fee of $35 plus $0.75 for every mile it is driven. Which of the equations below would be the correct if it costs Melissa $105 to rent a car?

• 105 = x(35 + 0.75)

• 105 = 35x + 0.75

• 105 = 0.75x + 35

• 105 = 0.75(x + 35)

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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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Annie and Jamal each get paid $15 per hour with Jamal making an additional $26.50 in tips.  If together they made a total of $386.50, then how many hours did EACH person work if they both worked the same amount of hours?

• 10 hours each

• 11 hours each

• 12 hours each

• 13 hours each

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What was the mistake the student make?

• The student did not distribute properly.

• The student did not combine like terms properly.

• The student did not subtract properly.

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Which was the mistake the student made.

• The student did not combine like terms properly on the left side.

• The student did not combine like terms properly on the right side.

• The student divided by the wrong value.

• The student has x on the wrong side of the equal sign.

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Which is the mistake the student made?

• The student did not distribute properly.

• The student did not combine like terms properly.

• The student did not divide by the proper value.

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