Writing Equations, Creating Tables, and Graphing
1. TalkAway cell phone company charges a monthly fee of $20 plus $0.10 per text that you send or
receive. Create a table and graph that represents the total of you monthly cell phone bill from TalkAway
then write an equation that represents the cost of the cell phone plan.
2. ChitChat cell phone company charges a monthly fee of $35 plus $0.05 per text that you send or
receive. Create a table and graph that represents the total of you monthly cell phone bill from ChitChat
then write an equation that represents the cost of the cell phone plan.
3. The gym class is running the 400 meter dash. Jen has a blister on her foot so the teacher lets her start
at the 50 meter mark (so she gets a head start of 50 meters). Jen is running at a rate of 5 meters per
second. Create a table and graph that represents Jen’s location on the track then write an equation that
represents this situation.
4. The gym class is running the 400 meter dash. Heather is on the track team and is running at a rate of 7
meters per second. Create a table and graph that represents Heather’s location on the track then write an
equation that represents this situation.
5. Ally has $20 in her savings account and is adding $10 every week. Create a table and graph that
represents how much money Ally has in her savings account each week then write an equation that
represents this situation.
6. Jim has $500 in his savings account but he has to take out $30 every week. Create a table and graph
that represents how much money Jim has in his savings account each week then write an equation that
represents this situation.