Name: ______________________________________________ Block: __________________
Homework: Monday, October 26, 2015
Solve the following problems. You MUST show your work. NO WORK = NO CREDIT
1.
One scuba diver descended 15 meters below the
surface of a lake. Another diver descended 8
meters below the surface. At the same time, a
seagull was flying 2 meters above the lake’s
surface, and another seagull was flying 10 meters
above the surface. Which situation has the greatest
absolute value in relation to the surface of the
lake?
2. Andrew sells cookies for 75 cents
each. The amount of money he makes
in dollars is 0.75x, where x is the
number of cookies he sells. If he sells
15 cookies, how much money will he
make?
[Hint: The surface of the lake is 0 feet.]
a.
b.
c.
d.
3.
The scuba diver that is 15 meters below the lake’s
surface
The scuba diver that is 8 meters below the lake’s
surface
The seagull that is 2 meters above the lake’s
surface
The seagull that is 10 meters above the lake’s
surface
Simplify.
6(9 - x) + 5(3x – 2)
5. 3 of your friends earn a combined
total of X dollars by selling cola. They
decide to split the money evenly. How
much money will everyone get?
4. Translate the following phrase into an
expression: 5 times the quantity of 4 less
than x.
6. Factor.
35 – 56x
Homework: Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Solve the following problems. You MUST show your work. NO WORK = NO CREDIT
1. Jay’s sister makes money by selling
gloves. She can earn $2 from each pair
of gloves. One month she sold x pairs
of gloves, and paid $10 for materials.
Write and solve an equation to show
how much money she made this
month?
2. Simplify.
3. Mary says the two expressions
4(5a – 8) + 2a and 12a – 6 are
equivalent? Is she correct?
4. Simplify.
5. Factor.
6. Solve.
2x – 1.5
7x(y – 10) + 4(xy – 2x) + 2x
-1.5(10x – 3) – 3(1.2x + 2.4)
6𝑥
= 18
10
Homework: Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Solve the following problems. You MUST show your work. NO WORK = NO CREDIT
1. Solve.
a. x + 2 = 10
2. Write a word problem that would use
the equation below:
x = _____
2p + 25 = 34
b. x – 2 = 10
x = _____
c. 2x = 10
x = _____
d.
𝑥
2
= 10
x = _____
3. How is “multiplying by the
reciprocal” used in solving equations?
4. Explain how the commutative and/or
associative properties are used in
simplifying linear expressions.
5. Simplify.
4(x + 1) + (5x + 2)
6.
Mrs. Hicklin solved the equation;
-4g – 12 = 20 ; g = 2
Is Mrs. Hicklin correct? Why? Why not?
Homework: Thursday, October 29, 2015
Solve the following problems. You MUST show your work. NO WORK = NO CREDIT
1. Write a word problems that would
2. Solve.
use the following expression:
𝑥+2
= −2
5
3(x + 2)
3. Simplify.
1
3(x − 8) – 2(4x − 12)
4.
Solve.
-7(x – 4) = -28
5. You want to finish a book over
summer vacation. You have
already read 30 pages and decide
to read 2 pages per day, and after
p days, you will finish it. How
many pages does the book have in
total?
Describe when using the distributive
property is not allowed. Provide an
example that supports your answer.