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100

Solve for x

-8.7 = x - 10.2

x = 1.5

100

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100

A gym charges a $10 membership fee plus $25 per month. Nate has paid a total of $85 so far to the gym.  


Write an equation to represent the situation. Let m represent the number of months.

Answers may vary;

25m + 10 = 85

25m = 75

m = 3

200

Solve for y

6y + 18 = 42

y = 4

200

Solve for m

15 - 3m = 63

m = -16

200

Explain the mistake in words AND solve it correctly.

-5x + 9 = -1

-9=-9

-5x = -10

+5 = +5

x=-5

The mistake is instead of dividing by -5, they added 5 to both sides.


x = 2

300

Solve for f

-4f + 12 = -8

f = 5

300

Solve for k

5 = -3 + k/7

k = 56

300

Easton bought 6 boxes of cereal and 3 gallons of milk for a total cost of $29.85. Each box of cereal costs $3.40. Enter the cost, in dollars, of 1 gallon of milk.

3g + 6(3.40) = 29.85

1 Gallon of Milk Cost: $3.15

400

Solve for x

x/-5 + 11 = 16

x = -25

400

Solve for x

(-2x+9)/7=5

x = -13

400

Jess and her friends went to the movies. All four people bought 1 ticket and 1 soda. Each soda cost $3.50. Lisa and her friends spent a total of spend a total of $54.40. 


Write an equation that models the situation with t, the cost of 1 ticket. 

Answers may vary;

4t + 14 = 54.40

4t + 3.50(4) = 54.40

4t = 40.40

t = 10.10

500

Solve for k

-7=k/3 -2


k = -15

500

Solve for g

(4g)/5 -2 =-6

g = -5

500

Natasha paid $60 to join the gymnastics club for the summer. Each gymnastics class she attended cost $15. Her aunt works at the club so Natasha receives a $4 "Friends and Family" discount per class. Natasha spent $214 on classes for the entire summer. How many classes did she attend?

Natasha attended 14 gym classes.

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