We can often model real-life scenarios with a linear equation of the form
Here, rate of change means the same as unit rate.
To illustrate, suppose that Emily has in savings, and she takes a job that pays per day.
After day, the total amount () of dollars that she has is
After days, the total amount of dollars that she has is
Following this pattern, after days, the total amount of dollars that she has is
We can interpret this equation as follows:
represents the starting value because Emily started with in savings.
represents the rate of change because Emily earns per day.
Dominica borrowed from a bank, and she agreed to pay the money back at a rate of per month. What expression gives the amount outstanding on the loan after months?
We will use a linear equation of the form
We fill in the formula as follows:
The total value is the amount of money outstanding on the loan.
The starting value is since Dominica took a loan of from the bank.
The rate of change is since Dominica pays off the loan at a rate of per month. Note that the rate of change is negative because the loan amount decreases as Dominica pays it back.
Substituting into the formula, we reach
A truck leaves for a long journey with $30$ gallons of gas in its tank. The truck consumes an average of $0.2$ gallons of gas per mile. What expression gives the amount gas $G,$ in gallons, remaining in the tank $n$ miles since the truck started its journey?
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a
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$G=30- \dfrac{n}{0.2}$ |
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b
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$G= 0.2 n$ |
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c
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$G = \dfrac{30}{n}$ |
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d
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$G = 30 -0.2n$ |
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e
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$G= 30 +0.2n$ |
Sam buys a new car and drives the car home at a steady speed of $46$ miles per hour. According to the car's dashboard, it traveled a total distance of $10$ miles before Sam's purchase. What expression relates the total distance $D$ that the car has traveled after $n$ hours of driving home?
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a
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$D =46-10n$ |
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b
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$D = 10+46n$ |
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c
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$D = 46 n-10$ |
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d
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$D = 46+10n$ |
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e
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$D = 10 -46n $ |
Fred was running out of cookies, so he decided to bake a batch of more cookies each day. After days, he had cookies. What expression represents the number of cookies that Fred has after days?
We will use a linear equation of the form
We fill in the formula as follows:
The total value is the number of cookies that Fred has.
We do not know the number of cookies that Fred started with. We will call it
The rate of change is since Fred bakes a batch of additional cookies each day.
Substituting into the formula, we reach
To figure out the value of we can use the fact that after days, Fred had cookies. We substitute this information into our equation and solve for
So, the formula is
Mandy reads her storybook at a rate of $15$ pages every day. After $7$ days, she will have $13$ pages of the book remaining. What expression shows the number of pages $P$ remaining after $n$ days?
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a
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$P = 118 -15n$ |
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b
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$P = \dfrac{15}{n}$ |
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c
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$P =118- \dfrac{n}{15}$ |
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d
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$P =92- \dfrac{n}{15}$ |
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e
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$P = 92 -15n$ |
Jerry works at a pizzeria and makes $2$ pizzas every hour. After $5$ hours, he has $22$ pizzas in stock. What expression represents the number of pizzas $P$ in stock after $n$ hours?
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a
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$P=12+2n$ |
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b
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$P=12-2n$ |
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c
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$P=32+\dfrac{n}{2}$ |
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d
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$P=32-2n$ |
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e
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$P=12+\dfrac{n}{2}$ |
A bus leaves town for a mile journey. The remaining distance, , to complete the trip after hours is given by How long does it take for the bus to travel one-half of the total distance?
One half of the total distance is
If the bus has traveled half the distance, the remaining distance is also equal to half the distance. So, we want to solve for the number of hours it takes until the bus has miles remaining.
We can do this by substituting into the equation and solving for as follows:
Therefore, the bus takes hours to travel half of the total distance.
Jacklyn walks the $3$ mile journey to school every day. The remaining distance, $D$, to the school after $n$ hours is given by
\[ D = 3 - 6n. \]
How long does it take Jacklyn to walk to school?
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a
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$30$ minutes |
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b
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$60$ minutes |
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c
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$40$ minutes |
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d
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$50$ minutes |
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e
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$20$ minutes |
Harry collects hats. The number of hats, $H,$ Harry has after $n$ years of collecting is given by
\[ H = 8+4n. \]
How long does it take Harry to collect $60$ hats?
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$8$ years |
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b
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$16$ years |
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c
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$6$ years |
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d
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$15$ years |
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e
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$13$ years |