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1. Angelica's service club is selling flowers for a fundraiser. Each flower costs them $0.50 to purchase. They set
the sale price of each flower at the purchase price plus 40%. Write and solve an equation to determine how
many flowers they will need to sell to make a profit of $500. Use complete sentences to explain what each
number and variable in your equation represents. Write your solution in the context of the original problem.
What does .50 represent?
What does 40% represent?
What does 500 represent?
Choose a variable and state what it represents:
Write your equation:
Show the solution:

2. Max was solving the equation below and isnt sure if his answer is correct. Explain to Max how he can check his
answer and then help him identify any errors he made. Provide the correct solution in your

How can he check his answer?

Show the correct solution:

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3. Angelo took a group of people to the movies and spent $80 on tickets. Adult tickets cost $10 and child tickets
cost $6. The equation to represent his cost is 10A + 6C = $80. If there were 5 children in the group, how many
adult tickets did he purchase? Show your work and use a complete sentence to explain your solution in the
context of the original problem.

What does $80 represent?

What does $10 represent?
What does $6 represent?
What does A represent?
What does C represent?
What does 5 represent?
Which variable can you replace with a number?
Solve the equation. Start by replacing one of the variables with a number:
10A + 6C = $80.

4. A quality control inspector is in charge of inspecting drill bits that are produced on an assembly line. The
diameter of a drill bit can be modeled by the equation |x 0.525| = 0.01. Show your work in solving the eqation
to determine the minimum and maximum diameters of the drill bits.
Solve for the first absolute value
Solve for the second absolute value

Min:

Max: