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.


Jan and two of her friends raised money by having a bake sale. They split the proceeds. If each person received $32.19, how much money did the girls earn in total at their bake sale? Write an equation and solve it to find the answer.
Molly shared a spool of ribbon with 12 people. Each person received 3 feet of ribbon. Which equation can she use to find r, the number of feet of ribbon that her spool originally had?




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.

Clara bought 16 cases of water bottles. There were 12 water bottles in each case. Four students wrote and solved equations to find b, the number of bottles that Clara bought. Which student wrote and solved the equation correctly?




A baker needs a total of cups of flour to make four batches of cookies. How much flour, in cups, does she need for each batch of cookies? Write and solve an equation to find the answer.




Don was asked to write an equation and solve this problem. A group of eight friends bought tickets to an amusement park and spent $134 total. How much did each ticket cost?Don’s work is shown below. StepsDon’s WorkStep 1Step 2Step 3 In which step, if any, did Don first make a mistake in his work?

Yoshi has $234 to spend on his holiday shopping. Using the information in the table, write and solve an equation to determine the number of MP3 players he can buy.Which number line shows the number of MP3 players that Yoshi can buy?





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?




Morgan needs to earn $16.31 more to have $40.00. Four students wrote and solved equations to find m, the amount of money that Morgan has now. Which student wrote and solved the equation correctly?




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