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100
7 + 2x = 23
What is 8?
100
5c + 10c = 75
What is c = 5?
100
Jamie is a certified youth soccer referee. After completing a course that cost $24, she earned $16 per game. Her profit in the first season was $280. Write an equation that shows how to find g (the number of games) Jamie referred.
What is 16g - 24 = 280?
100
Find the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle with leg lengths of 28 inches and 45 inches.
What is 53 inches?
100
You buy 3 notebooks at $2 each and 4 pens at $1.50 each. What is the total cost?
What is $12?
200
2x + 1 = 5
What is 2?
200
7r + 15 - 10r = 21
What is -2?
200
It costs a zoo $1150 per year to feed its Aldabra tortoises. Each additional tortoise will cost $575 per year to feed. The zoo's budget for the tortoises' food next year is $2875. Write and solve an equation to find how many new tortoises the zoo can buy next year.
What is 1150 + 575t = 2875 ; 3 new tortoises?
200
You are parasailing. After getting airborne and reaching cruising speed, you are 200 feet directly behind the boat. How high are you above the water to the nearest foot? The tow line is 300 feet long.
What is approx. 223.6068 feet?
200
A personnel CD player costs $35 and CDs cost $15 each. Write an expression to represent the total cost for the CD player and CDs. You buy a personal CD player and 4 CDs. Write and evaluate your expression to determine the total amount of money you spend.
What is 35 + 15c ; $95
300
8 = 12 - 2x
What is 2?
300
5x + 9 = 7x + 5
What is 2?
300
The difference of six times a number and 9 is -3. Write an equation and solve.
What is 6n - 9 = -3; 1?
300
A 13 foot ladder is leaning against a buidling. The bottom of the ladder is 5 feet from the building. How high is the top of the ladder?
What is 12 ft?
300
The volume of a cube is s cubed, where s is the length of one side of the cube. A cube has a side length of 14 centimeters. What is the volume of the cube in cubic centimeters?
What is 2744 cubic centimeters?
400
x/2 - 14 = 8
What is 44?
400
7t - 3(1+t) = -19
What is -4?
400
David has $32 and is saving $8 per week. Emily has $56 and is saving $6 per week. When will David and Emily have the same amount of money? Write and solve an equation.
What is 32 + 8p = 56 + 6p; p is 12 wks.
400
The hypotenuse of a right triangle has a length of 40 inches, and one of the legs has a length of 32 inches. What is the length of the other leg?
What is 24 inches?
400
A plant is 14 inches tall and grows 4 inches each year. Another plant is 8 inches tall and grows 6 inches each year. Write variable expressions for the plants' heights. Then evaluate the expressions to find the heights in 5 years.
What is 14 + 4x; 8 + 6x; 34 in.; 38 in.
500
z/5 - 3 = 4
What is 35?
500
1/6x + 2/3x =1
What is 1 1/5?
500
One phone card charges $0.025 a minute with a $0.50 monthly fee. Another card charges $0.038 a minute with no monthly fee. You need a card for 3 months. Write an equation could you use to find the number of minutes for which both cards cost the same?
What is 0.025x + 3(0.50) = 0.038x
500
Determine whether a triangle with side lengths of 56 feet, 90 feet, and 106 feet is a right triangle. Explain.
What is yes; 56 squared plus 90 squared = 106 squared?
500
You are stacking boxes of cereal for a display. You use a total of 78 boxes, and each row has one fewer box than the row below it. How many rows make up the display if the top row has one box?
What is 12 rows?
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