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Slope Intercept Word Problems
1. A music store is offering a coupon promotion on its CDs. The regular price for CDs is $14. With the coupon, customers are given $4 off the total purchase.
a. Write an equation that relates the number of CDs “c” and the total cost “t”.
b. Find the total cost for a sale of 6 CDs.
2. Suppose you have $55 in your bank account. You start saving $10 each week.
a. Write an equation that relates the number of weeks “w” to the amount of money you have in your account “a”
b. How much money will you have in your account in 7 weeks?
3. A communications company offers a variety of calling card options. Card A has a 30 cent connection fee and then costs 2 cents per minute.
a. Write an equation that relates the number of minutes “n” to the cost of the call “c”
b. How long could you talk for $15.10?
4. You are testing fertilizers on plants. One plant is 11 cm tall and growing at a rate of 1 cm/day.
a. Write an equation that relate the number of days “d” to the height of the plant “h”
b. How many days will have passed when the plant is 65 cm tall?
Standard Form Word Problems
1. You are sent to the store to buy sliced meat for a party. You are told to get rosast beef and turkey, and you are given $30. Roast beef is $4.29/lb and turkey is $3.99/lb.
a. Write an equation in standard form to relate the pounds of each kind of meat you could buy at the store with $30.
b. If you know you need 2 pounds of turkey, how much roast beef can you buy?
2. Suppose your school is having a talent show to raise money for new music supplies. You estimate that 200 students and 150 adults will attend. You estimate $200 in expenses.
a. Write an equation to find what ticket prices you should set to raise $1000.
b. Find 3 possible options for the cost of adult and student tickets
3. Larry runs at an average rate of 8 mi/h. He walks at an average rate of 3 mi/h.
a. Write an equation in standard form to relate the times he could spend running and walking if he travels a distance of 15 miles.
b. Find 3 possible options for the time spent running and walking.
4. Your younger brother’s elementary school class sells a different brand of gift wrap, which costs $2 per package, and cards, which cost $5 per package.
a. Write an equation in standard form to find what how many rolls of gift wrap and how many cards you must sell to raise $150.
b. Find 3 possible options for how many rolls of gift wrap and how many cards.