A car rental company charges a flat fee of $20 plus $0.15 per mile driven. Write an equation to represent the total cost (C) of renting a car for x miles.
Finding Variables & Writing Equations in Real-Life Scenarios

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English, Mathematics
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8th Grade
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Hard
Anthony Clark
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
C = 0.15 + 20x
C = 20 - 0.15x
C = 20 + 0.10x
C = 20 + 0.15x
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A bakery sells cupcakes for $3 each and charges a $5 delivery fee. Write an equation to represent the total cost (C) for buying y cupcakes.
C = 3y + 5
C = 5y + 3
C = 3y - 5
C = 3y + 10
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A gym membership costs $30 per month plus a one-time registration fee of $50. Write an equation to represent the total cost (C) for m months of membership.
C = 30 + 50m
C = 30m - 50
C = 50m + 30
C = 30m + 50
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A phone plan costs $25 per month plus $0.10 for each text message sent. Write an equation to represent the total cost (C) for t text messages in one month.
C = 25t + 0.10
C = 0.10 + 25t
C = 25 + 0.05t
C = 25 + 0.10t
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A school is selling tickets for a play at $8 each. If they sell 50 tickets, how much money (M) will they make? Write an equation to represent this scenario.
M = 500
M = 300
M = 200
M = 400
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A gardener charges $15 per hour for landscaping services. Write an equation to represent the total cost (C) for h hours of work.
C = h/15
C = 15h
C = 10h
C = 20h
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A delivery service charges a base fee of $10 plus $2 for each package delivered. Write an equation to represent the total cost (C) for d packages delivered.
C = 2 + 10d
C = 10d + 2
C = 10 + 2d
C = 10 + d
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