Word Problems
General Terms
What's the pattern
100
Grady received a $150 birthday gift. He decides to use the $150 to buy new hockey equipment that costs $330. If Grady uses the birthday money and saves $30 a week, how many weeks will it take him to buy the equipment?
Y=Mx+b
Y= 30x+150
Y=30(6)+150
Y=330
Y= 6 weeks
100
Mike is buying a large pizza. The pizza cost $8.00 plus .50 for each additional topping. Which function correctly models this situation?
A) y=8.50x
B) y=8x+.50
C) y=8x-.50
D) y=.50x+8
D) Y=0.50x+8
100
What are the first 5 terms of this pattern:
Y= 4x+2
6, 10,14,18,22
200
Harlowe and Emma are running a race. Harlowe pledges $70 before the race and says that every Km she runs she will give another $17. Emma Pledges $100 before the race and says she will give another $6 for every km she runs.
After 9km, who will have raised more money?
H=17(9)+70
H= $223
E=6(9)+100
E=$154
Harlowe will have raised more money
200
Write the general term for the following pattern.
6,9.25,12.5,15.75,19...
Y=3.25x+2.75
200
What is the pattern rule?
Starts at 3 and increases by 2 every term.
300
Thomas got a speeding ticket. The cop said he had to pay $10 for each Km per hour he was going over the speed limit. Plus Thomas has to pay $115 court cost. How much would he pay for going 30Km over?
Y= 10(30)+150
Y=300+150
Y=450
300
Lisa is selling handmade jewelry. Her base price costs her $45, and for every added gem, she charges an extra $1.50.
What is the general term?
Y= 1.50x+45
300
Create a table for the following pattern and state the pattern rule:
7,30,53,76,99...
X. Y
1 7
2 30
3. 53
4 76
5. 99
Starts at 7 and increases by 23 each term
400
A baker charges $45 for a box of 12 cupcakes. He charges an extra $3.55 for every cupcake with extra icing.
If Ben decides he wants his entire box to have extra icing, how much would he pay?
Y=3.55(12)+45
Y=42.6+45
Y=87.60
400
Kishore wants to see how warm it will get throughout the month of May. He takes his base temperature at 15 degrees C and watches the temperature each day. He states that it starts at 15 degrees and increases by 7.45 degrees C per day.
What is the general term?
Y=7.45x+15
400
Which pattern has a COMMON DIFFERENCE of 5?
- {2, 7, 12, . . .}
- {5, 15, 25, . . .}
- {1, 5, 9, . . .}
- {5, 10, 20, . . .
- {0, 5, 10, 20, . . .}
A