Writing equations from word problems
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- Q1A car rental company charges a flat fee of $30 plus $0.25 per mile. Which of the following equations could represent the total cost of renting a car and driving x miles? (Hint: Look for your keywords...PEER)y= 0.25 + xy = 30x + .25y = 0.25x + 30y= 0.25x - 30300s
- Q2A bakery charges a flat fee of $5 for packaging and an additional $2 per item for its premium gift baskets. Which of the following equations could represent the total cost (C) of purchasing x premium gift baskets? (Hint: Look for your keywords...PEER)y = 2x + 5y= 5 / 2 + xy = 2x + 5y = 5 - 2x300s
- Q3A theater charges $10 for adult tickets and $5 for each child ticket. Which of the following equations could represent the total revenue received from selling tickets? (Hint: Look for your keywords...PEER)y=15xy = 10x +5y= 5x+10300s
- Q4In order to join a yoga club there is a $100 annual fee and a $5 fee for each class you attend. Write an equation in slope-intercept form that models this situation. (Hint: Look for your keywords...PEER)y= 105xy= 100x + 5y= 5x+100y= 20x300s
- Q5An airplane 30,000 feet above the ground begins descending at a rate of 2,000 feet per minute. Which equations represents (Hint: Look for your keywords...PEER)y= -2000x + 30000y= 2000x +30000y= 30000x + 2000300s
- Q6The number of apples is directly proportional to the cost. A store sells 5 apples for $3. How much will 8 apples cost? (HINT: Set up and proportion and solve)$4.80$3.60$6.40$2.40300s
- Q7if y varies directly with x and y= -8 when x = -32. Find x when y= 64. (HINT: Set up and proportion and solve)-8-2562568300s
- Q8Suppose y varies directly as x. If y= -4 when x= 44. Find x when y= 88. (HINT: Set up and proportion and solve)-968-8896888300s
- Q9Suppose y varies directly as x. If x = 24 when y= 8. Find y when x= 33 (HINT: Set up and proportion and solve)5.81199300s
- Q10The number of pencils sold varies directly as the cost. If 5 pencils cost $0.55, find the cost of 9 pencils. (HINT: Set up and proportion and solve)0.81.29930.5300s
- Q11On a scale drawing, yards vary directly as feet. If 2 feet represents 30 yards, how many yards represents 3 feet? (HINT: Set up and proportion and solve)45.2205300s
- Q12Is the table Proportional or Nonproportional? (HINT: Divide your y values by your x values)Non ProportionalProportional300s
- Q13Proportional or Nonproportional (HINT: Divide your y values by your x values)Non-ProportionalProportional300s
- Q14Proportional or Nonproportional? (HINT: Divide your y values by your x values)ProportionalNonProportional300s
- Q15Proportional or Nonproportional (hint: divide your y values by your x values)NonProportionalProportional300s