Writing Equations
Victoria teaches a dog-training course at her local community center. After every trick, she rewards each dog with a treat. During Saturday's class, she gave t treats to each of the 6 dogs. In all, Victoria gave out 30 treats during the class.
6t=30
Emilia went to a garage sale and decided to buy some books. Each book cost $2. She liked so many of the books that she went over her $10 budget. Let x represent how many books Emilia bought.
2x>10
t/3 + 9 = 11
t=6
g + 16 </ 11
g </ -5
Mitchell's most famous attraction is?
The Corn Palace
The Laughing Lollipop candy store held a raffle, and Whitney won the grand prize! She won a gift card to the store and a bag of r rainbow pops. Whitney decided to give 14 rainbow pops to her friends and to keep the remaining 6 pops for herself.
r-14=6
When Edna's phone is fully charged, it can operate for up to 18 hours before running out of battery. It has been 6 hours since Edna's phone was fully charged. Let x represent how many more hours Edna's phone can operate without running out of battery.
6+x </ 18
-2p + -19 = -97
p = 39
10(c-1) >/ 20
c </ 3
Mitchell is located along the ________ River
James River
The Happy Paws pet store holds obedience classes for newly adopted puppies. On the first night of class, the instructor separates all of the puppies, p, into 13 equal groups. Each group has 2 puppies in it.
p/13=2
Mr. Brown is splitting his students into groups to give presentations about novels they read. He wants each group to have 4 students. There are fewer than 24 students in class today, so Mr. Brown can't make as many full groups as he had planned. Let x represent how many full groups Mr. Brown can make. Which inequality describes the problem?
4x<24
4(h - 3) = 48
h = 15
3(q+1)+1 >/ 10
q >/ 2
The first people settled in Mitchell in 18__
1879
Dylan brought his DVD set of The Sleuth in the Shadows Saga to a secondhand store to sell. He was paid cash for all 4 DVDs in the set. Before he left, Dylan used $16.40 of his earnings to purchase a backpack. He had $3.60 remaining. Let d represent the price of 1 set.
4d-16.4=3.6
In the first week of her school's fundraiser, Julie sold 6 items. By the end of the fundraiser, Julie had earned a beach ball as a prize for selling more than 20 items. Let x represent how many more items Julie sold after the first week of the fundraiser. Which inequality describes the problem?
6+x>20
-3(d + 10) = 60
d = -30
7(u+29)+39 </ 18
The ___________ was a professional basketball team. They played in the International Basketball Association during the 2000–01 season.
South Dakota Gold
Tori's family is leaving for a camping trip in the morning. Marshall Meadows, where they will camp, is 325 miles away. Tori's parents plan to drive for 3 hours in the morning, then stop for lunch. They will complete the trip in the afternoon. They expect their average speed will be 50 miles per hour. Let h represent the hours driven in the afternoon.
50(h+3)=325
Leah is making a square wooden picture frame for woodworking class. After dividing a piece of wood she wants to use into 4 equal pieces, Leah figures each side of her frame can be at most 12 inches long. Let x represent the perimeter of the picture frame. Which inequality describes the problem?
x/4 </ 12
-12(2x - 5) - 2x = -291
x = 13.5
-(u+16)-6 < -5
u > -17
What famous Mitchell native is described?
A former US Representative and Senator from South Dakota. He was also the Democratic candidate for President in 1972. He grew up in Mitchell and lived there until he passed away in 2012.
George McGovern