1.   Write an equation for the situation six less than three times a number is 15.
    A. 3a - 6 = 15 B. 6a -3 = 15
    C. 3 - 6 = 15a D. 3a = 15 - 6
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  2.   Write an equation to find a number if the difference between four times the number and 13 is 47.
    A. 4(y - 13) = 47 B. 4y - 47 = 13
    C. 4 - y = 13 D. 4y - 13 = 47
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  3.   Translate the following into an equation:
10 more than three times a number is 100.
    A. 100 + 10 = 3n B. 3n – 10 = 100
    C. 10 – 3n = 100 D. 3n + 10 = 100
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  4.   A car rental company charges a $25.00 base fee plus $0.10 per mile driven to rent a car. How many miles did a customer drive if the customer's bill was $37.80?
    A. 128 miles B. 378 miles
    C. 250 miles D. 628 miles
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  5.   Venus and Fumiko are coworkers at a retail store. Venus earns $2.25 more per hour than Fumiko. Together they earn $14.55 per hour. How much money per hour does Venus earn?
    A. $7.28 per hour B. $12.30 per hour
    C. $6.15 per hour D. $8.40 per hour
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