LESSON 7.

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Interactive Examples
1. MP Model with Mathematics Julie wants to buy tulip bulbs
to plant. Each bulb costs $0.50 plus a one-time $4.50 shipping
cost. She has $22 to spend. Write and solve an equation to
determine how many bulbs Julie can buy and have shipped.

2. Math on the Spot The total charge for a yearly Internet movie
rental membership is $231. A registration fee of $15 is paid up front,
and the rest is paid monthly. How much do new members pay each
month?
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3. MP Attend to Precision Beverly is making peanut butter–

banana bread. She always doubles the amount of nuts and
peanut butter chips. The total amount of chips and nuts after
1 ​​cups. Write and solve an equation to find the
doubling is 4​​ __
2
original amount of nuts in the recipe.

1​​  _21 ​​c peanut butter chips

For Problems 4–7, solve each equation. Check your solution.
? c nuts
4. 3 = 0.2m - 7 5. 1.3z + 1.5 = 5.4 3 very ripe bananas

6. -3(t + 6) = 0 7. -8(1 - g) = 56

8. Open Ended Write a two-step equation that involves multiplication

and subtraction, includes a negative coefficient, and has a solution
of x = 7.

9. Open Ended Write a two-step equation that involves division and

addition and has a solution of x = -25.

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10. Leo started working for a new company that paid him $25 per hour with
a hiring bonus of $100. During the first two weeks he was paid $1,200,
which included the bonus. How many hours did he work during the first
two weeks?
A 40
B 44
C 48
D 52

11. To convert to degrees Fahrenheit, use the formula F = __​​  95 ​​  C + 32, where
C is the degrees in Celsius. From the choices below, which is the first step
to solve for Celsius if the temperature is 70 °F?
A Add 32 to both sides.
B Subtract 32 from both sides.
C ​​ 59 ​​.
Divide both sides by __
D Multiply both sides by __ ​​ 95 ​​.

12. Fred earns $16.50 an hour for overtime. He worked overtime on Monday
and Thursday this week. On Monday, he worked 4 hours of overtime. His
total overtime pay for the week was $123.75. Write and solve an equation
to find the number of overtime hours Fred worked on Thursday.

​​  12 ​​m - 5 = 23.

13. Solve __
A 13.5
B 27
C 33
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D 56

Spiral Review
14. Apples at the farmers‘ market cost $2.50 for 5 apples or $0.70 for 1 apple.
Which is the better buy if you want 5 apples? Explain.

15. Mr. Spencer drives 200 miles in 5 hours. What is his unit rate?

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