Foundations of Algebra Unit 4: Equations & inequalities Practice
Day 8 Creating and Solving Equations Practice
Write an equation that models the situation. You do NOT have to solve!
1. Five times the sum of e and 4 is equal to -7.
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2. Jomie buys 9 CDs at same price per CD and a cassette tape for $9.45. His total bil was $118.89.
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Define a variable for each problem below. Then write an equation that can be used to model the following
Problem. Finally, use your equation to SOLVE the problem.
3. Ata concert, Nabila purchased three t-shirts and a concert program that cost $15. In total, Nabila spent $90.
Find the cost of a single t-shir i they all had the some price,
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4. Oberon Cell Phone Company adverises senice for 3 cen!s per minute plis a monthly ee of $29.95.
Parker's phone bil for October wos $3895, find the number of minules he used
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Model 0.03% 24.98 = 32.95
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5, Jacqueine had $20 to spend on 7 raffle tickets. After purchasing them she had $6 left. How much did each
rotfle ticket cost?
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& An online retailer charges $6.99 plus $0.55 per pound to ship electronic purchases. How many pounds iso
DVD player for which the shipping charge is $11.94?
Voriobles: x =aeoS Vos
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7. Savannah bought a laptop for $500. It was marked $50 off because it was out of the box and slightly
scratched. She also got a 25% student discount, which was taken off the original price. What was the original
price of the laptop?
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&. The z00 offers special admission rates for large groups of vistors. The 200 charges $7.50 admission for the frst
\isitor and $5.50 for each additional visitorin the group. Write an equation for the total cost of admission in
terms of the number of vistors. How much is admission for a group of 8 visitors?
Variables: K2 BOA Y SASS
Model: 2.50 + &:SOx=
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9. The jewely store hos a special on shins. If you purchase 2 shir for $65, each additional shir is $24.99. Write
{an equation that represents that fotal cost of shirts based on the number of shits purchased. What is the total
Cost of purchasing 4 shits?
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10. The width of o rectangle is fee less than the length. The pefimeteris 62. Find he length ond wisth of the
rectangle.
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