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1. One!health!insurance!policy!pays!people!for!claims!by!multiplying!the!claim!
amount!by!0.8!and!then!subtracting!$500.!!If!a!person!receives!a!check!for!
$4650,!how!much!was!the!claim!amount!
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2. You!are!driving!to!visit!a!friend!in!another!state!who!lives!440!miles!away.!!
You!are!driving!55!miles!per!hour!and!have!already!driven!275!miles.!!Write!
and!solve!an!equation!to!find!how!much!longer!in!hours!you!must!drive!to!
reach!your!destination.!
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3. A!sports!jacket!costing!$129!is!priced!$11!more!than!twice!the!cost!of!a!
coordinating!pair!of!pants.!!Write!and!solve!an!equation!to!find!the!cost!of!the!
pants.!
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4. Caitlin!bought!6!glasses!and!6!mugs.!!She!knows!that!she!was!charged!$3.99!
for!each!mug!and!that!the!total!tax!was!$65.88.!!Write!and!solve!an!equation!
to!determine!how!much!Caitlin!was!charged!for!each!glass.!
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5. Seth!and!Mitch!both!bough!tennis!rackets.!!The!total!cost!of!both!rackets!was!
$129.!!If!Seth!paid!$2!more!for!his!racket!than!Mitch!paid,!how!much!did!each!
person!pay!for!his!racket?!
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6. A!copy!center!offers!its!customers!two!different!pricing!plans!for!black!and!
white!photocopies!of!8.5!in.!by!11!in.!pages.!!Customers!can!either!pay!$0.8!
per!page!or!can!pay!$7.50!for!a!discount!card!that!lowers!the!cost!to!$0.5!per!
page.!!Write!and!solve!an!equation!to!find!the!number!of!photocopies!for!
which!the!cost!of!each!plan!is!the!same.!
7. One!cell!phone!plan!costs!$39.95!per!month.!!The!first!500!minutes!of!usage!
are!free.!!Each!minute!thereafter!costs!$0.35.!!For!a!bill!of!$69.70,!how!many!
minutes!over!500!was!the!cell!phone!used?!
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