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3-1 Skills Practice 3-1 Practice (Average)

Writing Equations Writing Equations

Translate each sentence into an equation. Translate each sentence into an equation.

1. Two added to three times a number m is the same as 18. 3m  2  18 1. Fifty-three plus four times c is as much as 21. 53  4c  21

2. Twice a increased by the cube of a equals b. 2a  a3  b 2. The sum of five times h and twice g is equal to 23. 5h  2g  23
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3. Seven less than the sum of p and q is as much as 6. ( p  q)
7  6 3. One fourth the sum of r and ten is identical to r minus 4.  (r  10)  r
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4. The sum of x and its square is equal to y times z. x  x 2  yz 4. Three plus the sum of the squares of w and x is 32. 3  (w 2  x 2)  32
5. Four times the sum of f and g is identical to six times g. 4(f  g )  6g Translate each sentence into a formula.

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5. Degrees Kelvin K equals 273 plus degrees Celsius C. K  273  C
Translate each sentence into a formula.
6. The total cost C of gas is the price p per gallon times the number of gallons g. C  pg
6. The perimeter P of a square equals four times the length of a side s. P  4s
7. The sum S of the measures of the angles of a polygon is equal to 180 times the difference

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of the number of sides n and 2. S  180(n
2)
7. The area A of a square is the length of a side s squared. A  s2
Translate each equation into a verbal sentence.
8. The perimeter P of a triangle is equal to the sum of the lengths of sides a, b, and c.
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Pabc 8. q  (4  p)   q
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q minus the sum 9.  t  2  t
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9. The area A of a circle is pi times the radius r squared. A r 2 1 3
of 4 and p equals  times q. Two more than  of t equals t.
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10. The volume V of a rectangular prism equals the product of the length
, the width w,
A3

10. 9(y2  x)  18 9 times the sum 11. 2(m  n)  v  7 Twice the quantity
and the height h. V 
wh

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of y squared and x is 18. m minus n is v plus 7.
Translate each equation into a verbal sentence.
Write a problem based on the given information.
11. g  10  3g 12. 2p  4q  20 12. a  cost of one adult’s ticket to zoo 13. c  regular cost of one airline ticket
g plus 10 is the same as Twice p plus 4 times q is 20. a  4  cost of one children’s ticket to zoo 0.20c  amount of 20% promotional discount
3 times g. 2a  4(a  4)  38 3(c  0.20c)  330

13. 4(a  b)  9a 14. 8  6x  4  2x

Sample answer: The cost of two Sample answer: The cost of three
adult’s tickets and 4 children’s airline tickets that are discounted
4 times the sum of a and b 8 minus 6 times x is 4 plus tickets to the zoo is $38. How 20% is $330. What is the regular
is 9 times a. 2 times x. much is an adult’s ticket? cost of a ticket?
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15.  ( f  y)  f  5 16. s2  n2  2b
2 14. GEOGRAPHY About 15% of all federally-owned land in the 48 contiguous states of the
Half of the sum of f and y is s squared minus n squared is United States is in Nevada. If F represents the area of federally-owned land in these
f minus 5. twice b. states, and N represents the portion in Nevada, write an equation for this situation.
0.15F  N
Write a problem based on the given information. FITNESS For Exercises 15–17, use the following information.
17. c  cost per pound of plain coffee beans 18. p  cost of dinner Deanna and Pietra each go for walks around a lake a few times per week. Last week,
c  3  cost per pound of flavored coffee beans 0.15p  cost of a 15% tip Deanna walked 7 miles more than Pietra.
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2c  (c  3)  21 p  0.15p  23 15. If p represents the number of miles Pietra walked, write an equation that represents the
Sample answer: The cost of two pounds Sample answer: The cost of total number of miles T the two girls walked. T  p  (p  7)
of plain coffee beans plus one pound of dinner plus a 15% tip was 16. If Pietra walked 9 miles during the week, how many miles did Deanna walk? 16 mi
flavored beans is $21. How much does $23. How much was the
1 pound of plain beans cost? dinner? 17. If Pietra walked 11 miles during the week, how many miles did the two girls walk
together? 29 mi
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