Question

Solve the following equations for the unknown.

1. G - 24 = 75

2. 3(2c - 5) = 45

3. n/4 - 7 = 8

For the following statements, underline the key words and translate into an expression.

4. 15 less than one-ninth of P

5. 3 times the quantity of H less 233

For the following statement, underline the key words and translate into an equation.

6. A number increased by 11 is 32

7. The sum of 2 more than 6 times a number and 7 times that number is that number decreased by 39

Set up and solve equations for each of the following business situations.

8. At Telepower Plus, long-distance phone calls to China cost $0.59 for the first minute and $0.25 for each additional minute plus an additional roaming charge of $2.50. If the total charge of a call to Beijing was $11.84, how long did the call last?

9. A Cold Stone Creamery ice cream shop sells sundaes for $3.60 and banana splits for $4.25. The shop sells four times as many sundaes as banana splits.

a. If total sales amount to $3,730 last weekend, how many of each were sold?

b. What were the dollar sales of each?

Use ratio and proportion to solve the following business situation.

10. Angeles Hatcher is planting flower bulbs in her garden for this coming summer. She intends to plant 1 bulb for every 5 square inches of flower bed.

a. How many flower bulbs will she need for an area measuring 230 square inches?

b. If the price is $1.77 for every 2 bulbs, how much will she spend on the flower bulbs?

Answer 1