Test 3a Equations in One Variable
Test 3a Equations in One Variable
Test 3a Equations in One Variable
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1. Susan is 5 years older than her sister. The sum of their ages is 51. Define
a variable. Then write an equation that could be used to find their ages.
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2. Two beakers plus their contents have a mass of 180.4 grams. The total
mass of the contents is 56.8 grams. Write and solve an equation to find
the mass of one beaker.
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5. 1 m + 2 = 2
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7. w = 10 + 4w
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n = 1 n 18
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10. An online movie streaming plan charges an annual fee of $45 plus
$2.50 per movie watched. Another plan has no annual fee but
charges $3.75 per movie watched. For how many movies is the cost
of the plans the same?
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11. Find the value of x so that the polygons have the same perimeter.
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Player
Points
Josiah
Darby
2x + 8
Gil
3x 4
Chloe
Number of
Bulbs
3(t + 1)
Grady
3(2t 3)
Name
18. Tony and some friends went to the movies. They bought 4 drinks and 2 tubs
of popcorn and spent a total of $32.50 on the food. Each drink costs $3.50
less than a tub of popcorn.
a. Define a variable. Write an equation that can be used to find the cost of
one tub of popcorn.
b. Solve the equation to find the cost of a tub of popcorn.
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18a.
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