1.
Write an equation to determine the number of tickets sold for a school play if tickets cost $5.50 each and $4510 was recorded at the box office.
A.
4510 -
t
= 5.50
B.
4510 - 5.50 =
t
C.
4510
t
= 5.50
D.
5.50
t
= 4510
Hint
2.
Solve the equation 3
x
+ 7 = 5
x
- 2.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Hint
3.
What is the solution of 4.1 + 2
p
= 6.5?
A.
8.9
B.
2.4
C.
6.5
D.
1.2
Hint
4.
What is the solution of 2.5
a
+ 12 = 5
a
?
A.
30
B.
2.5
C.
4.8
D.
24
Hint
5.
Find a solution to the equation using guess-check-and-improve.
A.
n
= 2
B.
n
= 7
C.
n
= 1
D.
n
= 6
Hint
6.
Find a solution to the equation using guess-check-and-improve.
–25 – 3
k
= –7 + 3
k
A.
k
= –6
B.
k
= –3
C.
k
= 1
D.
k
= 4
Hint
7.
Write an equation that fits the balance puzzle below
A.
4
n
+ 4 = 2
n
+ 6
B.
8
n
+ 4 = 8
n
+ 6
C.
4
n
+ 2 = 4
n
+ 6
D.
4
n
+ 6 = 2
n
+ 4
Hint
8.
Solve this equation by imagining a balance puzzle.6
n
+ 14 = 10
n
+ 6
A.
n
= 1
B.
n
= 3
C.
n
= 4
D.
n
= 2
Hint
9.
What is the final answer to this
Think of a Number
trick?
Think of a number.
Subtract 6.
Multiply by –3.
Subtract 18.
A.
the answer is 1.5 times the number you started with
B.
the answer is –3 times the number you started with
C.
the answer is –1.5 times the number you started with
D.
the answer is 3 times the number you started with
Hint
10.
Which equation is not the same as the other three?
A.
5
x
–
y
+ 3 = 0
B.
y
+ 5
x
= 3
C.
–5
x
= –
y
+ 3
D.
y
– 3 = 5
x
Hint