17w + 5 - 7w + 15
10w + 20
If you pay a one-time fee of $30, you can purchase VIP tickets for your local minor league baseball team for only $3 each game. Regular tickets sell at the stadium for $6 per game. How many VIP tickets would you need to buy to equal the cost of the regular tickets?
Which equation describes the situation? (variable g)
30+3g = 6g
3a-1=2a
a=1
2f - 1f - 6 + 5f
6f - 6
Match the verbal description to: 12x+5=8x+21
1) A phone plan (Plan A) costs a flat fee of $5 plus $12 per gigabyte of data use. A different plan (Plan B) costs $21 plus $8 per gigabyte of data use. After how many gigabytes will the total cost of the two plans be equal?
2) Plan A costs $12 for the first gigabyte and then $5 for every additional gigabyte. Plan B costs $8 for the first gigabyte and then $21 for every additional gigabyte. When will the costs be the same?
Verbal Description 1
9-2y=8y-6
y=1.5
x+5=4x+26
x=-7
19a + 6b - 17a - 4b + 9b - 2a
11b
Will averages 18 points a game and is the scoring leader on his team w/ 483 pts. Tom averages 21 points a game and is currently second on the top-scorers list with 462 points. If both players continue at the same rate, how many games will it take for Tom & Will to have scored the same number of points. Write & solve.
7 games
8y-3=6y+17
y=10
5r + 5q -2q - r
4r + 3q
Match the verbal description to: −2x+10=0.5x−3
1) Team A scores 10 points but loses 2 points per minute. Team B starts with a −3 point penalty and gains 0.5 points per minute. After how many minutes will Team A's score be 10 points higher than Team B's score?
2) A driver in traffic (driver A) starts at an elevation of 10 meters and descends at a rate of 2 meters per minute. A second driver (driver B) starts at an elevation of −3 meters and ascends at a rate of 0.5 meters per minute. After how many minutes will the two commuters be at the same elevation?
Verbal Description 2
4(3 - 2x) = 2(x+1)
x = 1
3(x-2) = 4x - 19
x = 13
4x - 7 = 3(x + 2/3)
x = 9
53t + 20r + 17 - 10t - 17 - 20r
43t
Suppose your club is selling candles to raise money. It costs $100 to rent a booth to sell the candles. If your candle maker charges your club $1 per candle and you sell them for $5 each, how many candles must be sold for your total sales to equal your expenses?
25 candles