Solving Equations
Literal Equations
Writing Equations
Solutions
100

Which is the solution for x:
2(x-7)=18


A. x=2

B. x=9

C. x=16

D. x=25

C. x=16

100

Solve for t:

d=rt


A.r=dt

B. t=d/r

C. t=r/d

D. t=d-r

B. t=d/r

100

Mia is ordering a custom cake for her birthday party. The bakery charges a base fee of $25.00 plus $3.50 per serving. Write an equation that represents the total cost of the cake, y, that serves x people.

A. y=25x+3.50

B. y=3.50x-25

C. y=25+3.50x

D. y=28.50x

C. y=25+3.50x

100

What are the solutions to this system of equations?

y=2x+3

2x-y=-3

A. No Solutions

B. Infinite Solutions

C. (2,3)

D. (0,0)

B. Infinite Solutions

200

Which is the solution for x:

3(x+4)=27


A. x=5

B. x=9

C. x=13

D. x=−5

A. x=5

200

Solve for w: 

A=l*w

w=A/l

200

Sophia is buying tickets for a school play. There is a $4.00 processing fee for each order plus $12.00 per ticket. Write an equation that represents the total cost, y, for x tickets.

y=12x+4

200

What are the solutions to this system of equations?

y=-x+4

x+y=6

A. No Solutions

B. Infinite Solutions

C. (2,2)

D. (0,0)

A. No Solutions

300

Solve for x:

4(x-3)=20

x=8

300

Solve for x:

y=3x+7

A. x=(y-7)/3

B. x=(y+7)/3

C. x=3y+7

D. x=(7-y)/3

A. x=(y-7)/3

300

A school is selling tickets to a talent show. Student tickets cost $4 each, and adult tickets cost $7 each. The school earns a total of $350 from ticket sales.

Let x represent the number of student tickets sold and y represent the number of adult tickets sold.

Which equation represents this situation in standard form?

A. 4x+7y=350

B. 4x−7y=350

C. y=4x+350

D. 4x+7y≥350

A. 4x+7y=350

300

Find the solution to the following system of equations:

x+y=4

2x-y=5

A. (3,1)

B. (1,3)

C. (2,2)

D. (5,-1)

A. (3,1)

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Error Analysis:

             2(3x+7)=4x+38

Step 1: 6x+7=4x+38

Step 2: 2x+7=38
Step 3: 2x=31

Step 4: x=31/2

What step is the first error?  What is the error?

Step 1 - They did not distribute the 2 to the 7 (2*7).
400

A gym charges a one-time registration fee of $25 plus a monthly membership fee. The total C cost can be represented by the equation

C=25+mt

where m is the monthly membership fee and t is the number of months.  Choice the equation solved for t properly.

A. t=(C+25)/m

B. t=(C-25)/m

C. t=(25-C)/m

D. t=m/(C-25)

B. t=(C-25)/m

400

A movie theater sold tickets for a special event. Adult tickets cost $12 each, and student tickets cost $8 each. The theater collected a total of $720 from ticket sales.

Let x represent the number of adult tickets sold and y represent the number of student tickets sold.

Write an equation that represents this situation in standard form.

12x+8y=720
400

Find the solution to the following system of equations:

2x+y=10

x-y=2

A. (2,6)

B. (4,2)

C. (3,4)

D. (1,8)

B. (4,2)

500

Error Analysis:

             5(2x+4)=8x+28

Step 1: 10x+20=8x+28

Step 2: 18x+20=28

Step 3: 18x=8

Step 4: x=4/9

Step 2 - To create a zero pair, the inverse of +8x is -8x.  So, 10x-8x=2x.

500

Convert 3x-4y=-20 to slope-intercept form.  Then, identify the slope and y-intercept.

y=3/4x+5

Slope: 3/4

y-intercept: 5

500

An amusement park sells adult tickets for $25 and child tickets for $15. A group buys 20 tickets and spends $420. Let x represent the number of adult tickets and y represent the number of child tickets.

Write a system of equations that represents this situation.

x+y=20 

25x+15y=420

500

How many solutions does to equations that graph as parallel lines have?

No solution!

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