Tyee has two summer jobs. He works in the grocery store, and at a nursery. He gets paid $15 to work at the grocery store and $16 work at the nursery. How much does he earn if he works g hours at the grocery store and n hours at the nursery? How much does he earn if he works 14 hours at the grocery store and 9 hours at the nursery?
15g + 16n = total
Total = 354
WRITE AN EQUATION & SOLVE: Julie is 3 years older than her sister. Julie's age is 11 years old. How old is her sister?
n - Julie's sister's age n + 3 = 11 n = 8 Julie's sister is 8 years old.
There are bicycles and cars parked or locked on a certain city block. Cars had four wheels, and bicycles had two wheels. How many wheels were on the block if there were x bicycles and y cars? How many wheels were on the block if there were 11 bicycles and 6 cars?
4x + 2y = total
46 wheels
Mr. Cushman bought 7 Hannah Montana t-shirts for a total of $90.93. Each t-shirt cost the same amount. How many Hannah Montana t-shirts did Mr. Cushman buy?
n - # of t-shirts 7n = 90.93 n = 12.99 Each t-shirt cost $12.99
Jeriel finds some nickels and quarters in his piggy bank. How many coins does he have if he has 9 nickels and 11 quarters? How many coins does he have if he has x nickels and y quarters?
x + y = total coins
20 coins
There are small greeting cards and large greeting cards. Small greeting cards cost $1.50 and large greeting cards cost $3.95. How much would it cost to get x small greeting cards and y large greeting cards? How much would it cost to get 2 small greeting cards and 5 large greeting cards?
1.50x + 3.95y = total cost
Cost $22.75
At the fast food restaurant, an order of fries costs $0.92 and a drink costs $0.96. How much would it cost to get x orders of fries and y drinks? How much would it cost to get 2 orders of fries and 4 drinks?
.92x + .96y = Total cost
Total is 5.68