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Little Miss Muppet is a plumber and charges $45 per hour and a service call fee of $39.  Write the linear equation

y=45x + 39

100

Joe runs at a rate of 4 miles and hour.  What is the slope if we want to write an equation?

m=4

100

Blaire has 8 animals. She has three more dogs than cats. Write the equation

D + C = 8

C+3 = D

100

Bill is going to buy coffee and bagels.  He has two orders.  One is for 2 coffees and 2 bagels and it costs $7.  The other is for 4 coffees and 8 bagels and costs $20.  Write a system of equations for this.

2x + 2y = 7

4x+ 8y = 20

100

Who is the Governor of Ohio?

Dewine

200

Jill can carry 3 buckets of water up the hill every hour.  She has already carried 12.  Write a linear equation for this situation.

y=3x+ 12

200

Translate:  Twice a number plus 14 is the number less 3

2x + 14 = x-3

200

Barbara spends $1,000 for new appliances. Her new oven is $500 more than her new microwave.  Write the equations.

$1000 = x + y

x+500 = y

200

Write a system of equations:  4 buses can take 35 students and 3 teachers.   13 buses can take 99 students and 12 teachers.  How many of each can one bus handle?

4= 35s + 3t

13=99s + 12t

200

Who is the governor of New York?

Cuomo

300

Jack can carry 5 buckets up the hill every hour.  Write an equation for this and then give how many buckets he can carry in 12 hours

y=5x,  60

300

Translate :   The difference of a number and 11 is the sum of the twice number and 2

n-11= 2n+2

300

Billy Bob has $300 to spend on 2 hats and  3 coats.  His sister Sally May has $500 to spend on 5 hats and 7 coats.  Write a system of equations for this

300=2h + 3c

500 = 5h + 7c

300

Farmer John has a rectangular vegetable garden. The width is  twice the gardens length. The perimeter of the garden is 40 yards. Write two equations for this

2l + 2w = 40

w = 2l

300

What is:    13-2(4+1) - 9

-6

400

Jack Sprat can eat no fat but he can eat 7 donuts every hour.  He has eaten 28 already.  Write an equation for this and then tell how many he will eat in 5 more hours

y= 7x + 28,  63

400

Solve:   The quotient of a number and 4 is 4 less than the number

n=4

400

DAILY DOUBLE!!!!! Claire has 18 Nickels and Quarters. She has three more than twice as many nickels as quarters. Write the equations

 n + q = 18

2q=n

400

Bill is going to buy coffee and bagels.  He has two orders.  One is for 2 coffees and 2 bagels and it costs $7.  The other is for 4 coffees and 8 bagels and costs $20.  Write a system of equations for this. Can you figure out what a coffee and bagel cost?

$2 and $1.50

400

What is  12- 4 x 3 + 15 / 5

500

Mary has 22 little lambs and she is going to buy a new lamb every day.  Write and equation and tell how many she will have in 14 days

y= 1x + 22, 36

500

Solve:  The sum of and number and 5 less 2 is the product of the number and 3

n+5-2=3n

n=3/2

500

Wolfgang likes to cook.  He can make 12 cakes with only 4 cups of flour and 3 eqgs.  If he makes 30 cakes he need 14 cups of flour and 9 eggs.  If we want to know how many cups or flour and eggs are in one cake write two equations.

12= 4f+ 3 e

30 = 14f + 9e

500

Ronny has $40 and Tommy has $90. If Ronny saves $13 per week and Tommy saves $8 per week, in how many weeks will they have the same amount of money?

10 weeks

500

How many electoral votes are there in the US?

538

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