Modeling Real-World Problems with One-Step Equations

Question 1

Sami cut inches off a long roll of paper. If the roll is now inches long, how long was the original roll of paper? Write an equation and solve it to find the answer.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

inches

Question 2

Sebastian bought a 30-pack of mechanical pencils and plans to give the same number of pencils each to 6 friends. Which equation can he use to find p, the number of pencils each friend will receive?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

6 p = 30

Question 3

Olaf needs a total of 3 cups of sugar to make 4 cakes. Write and solve an equation to find the number of cups of sugar he needs for each cake. Which number line shows the number of cups of sugar Olaf needs for each cake?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A number line going from negative 1.5 to positive 1.5. A point is at positive 0.75.

Question 4

Steve biked 8.4 miles, which was 1.8 miles fewer than Rhonda biked. He wants to write and solve an equation to find r, the number of miles that Rhonda biked. Which are part of the solution? Check all that apply.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

To solve, find the difference that Steve and Rhonda biked; this is a subtraction problem.; Rhonda rode for 10.2 miles.; The correct equation for this problem is . Solve the problem by adding 1.8 to both sides.

Question 5

The cost of 5 pounds of apples is $6.45. Which statements can be used to solve for a, the cost of each pound of apples? Check all that apply.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

To solve, find the cost of 1 pound of apples; write a multiplication equation.; The correct equation for this problem is . Solve this problem by dividing both sides by 5.; Each pound of apples costs $1.29.

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