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Grade 6
Solve one-step equations: word problems
Joy is a contestant on the kids' game show, Spend or Switch! When she makes it up on stage, host Guy Granger takes out a stack of one hundred-dollar bills. He divides the bills evenly among all
8
8
8
contestants on stage. Each contestant receives
3
3
3
one hundred-dollar bills.
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Which equation can you use to find the number of bills
b
b
b
in Guy Granger's stack?
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Choices:
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(A)
b
8
=
3
\frac{b}{8} = 3
8
b
=
3
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(B)
b
−
8
=
3
b - 8 = 3
b
−
8
=
3
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(C)
b
+
8
=
3
b + 8 = 3
b
+
8
=
3
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(D)
8
b
=
3
8b = 3
8
b
=
3
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Solve this equation for
b
b
b
to find the number of bills in Guy Granger's stack.
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At the school's holiday craft fair, Suzie and her classmates get to make gingerbread houses. Their teacher divides a bag of licorice ropes evenly among the
7
7
7
students at the table. Each student gets
5
5
5
licorice ropes to decorate the roof of his or her gingerbread house.
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Which equation can you use to find the number of licorice ropes
r
r
r
that came in the bag?
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Choices:
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(A)
7
r
=
5
7r = 5
7
r
=
5
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(B)
r
7
=
5
\frac{r}{7} = 5
7
r
=
5
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(C)
r
−
7
=
5
r - 7 = 5
r
−
7
=
5
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(D)
r
+
7
=
5
r + 7 = 5
r
+
7
=
5
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Solve this equation for
r
r
r
to find the number of licorice ropes that came in the bag.
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_
_
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___
licorice ropes
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