Representing Situations with Equations

Mary has a prepaid phone plan that charges 20 cents for each text and 15 cents per minute for calls. If Mary uses only the talking features of her plan, write an equation for the cost C of talking m minutes.

• C = 15m

• C = 0.15m

• C = 35m

• C = 0.20m

Anumeha is mowing lawns for a summer job. For every mowing job, she charges an initial fee of $10 plus a constant fee for each hour of work. Her fee for a 5-hour job, for instance, is $35. Let y represent Anumeha's fee (in dollars) for a single job that took x hours for her to complete. Which equation could be used to find the amount she would make in 2 hours?

Linear equation in one variable has

• Only one term with variable

• One variable with power >1

• More than one variable with any power

• One variable with power 1

For each equation, draw a tape diagram that represents the equation.

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Kiran scored 223 more points in a computer game than Tyler. If Kiran scored 409 points, how many points did Tyler score? Select all that apply

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• z = 186

Solve the equation:

2x=5

Solve the equation:

y+1.8=14.7

Clare has 8 fewer books than Mai. If Mai has 26 books, how many books does Clare have? Select all that apply

• A

• B

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• x = 18

A coach formed teams of 8 from all the players in a soccer league. There are 14 teams. How many players are in the league? Select all that apply

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• D

• y = 112

Mai ran 27 miles last week, which was three times as far as Jada ran. How far did Jada run? Select all that apply

• A

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• D

• w = 9