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Week 15: Homework
To be completed by Friday, 4th January.

DO NOT FORGET TO COMPLETE TEST 14 (ON STUDY ISLAND)!

Task 1
1. Terri believes that the solution to 7(4x + 5) = 3x 18 22 is x = 3. Is he correct? Explain and show proof.

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2. Jorge believes that the solution to -4(3x 7) = 3x + 88 is x =-4. Is he correct? Explain and show proof.

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Task 2
Tim simplified (22)3 and found 32. Is he correct? Explain and show proof!

Write the verbal sentence as an equation; let x represent the number.

7. 15 increased by a number equals 27.
8. The difference of a number and 2 is 19.
9. The sum of twice a number and 7 is 32.
10. of a number decreased by 13 equals 45.

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Task 3

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Task 4

A bookcase is 1.98 meters tall and its shelves are 33 centimeters apart. How many shelves are in the
bookcase?

The bee hummingbird, the worlds smallest bird, is only 6.3 centimeters long. The ostrich, one of the worlds
tallest birds, can reach a height of 2.5 meters. How much longer, in centimeters, is the ostrich than the bee
hummingbird?