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OLYMPICS In the 2004 Olympics, Shavin Crawford won the
200 meter dash. His viinning time was 19.79 seconds.
Find his average speed to the nearest tenth of a meter
per secend
Solution
Let represent Crawford's speed in meters per second.
Writea verbal model, Then vrite and solve an equation.
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1979
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wa=r
> Crawford's average speed was about 10.1 moters per second.
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17. WHAT IF? In Example 6, suppose Shavin Crawford ran 100 meters atthe
same average speed he ran the 200 meters. How long would ittake him to
un 100 meters? Round your answier to the nearest tenth of a second.
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are called 2
2. X WRITING Which property of equality would you use to solve the
‘equation Mx = 35% Explain
‘SOLVING ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION EQUATIONS Solve the equation.
Check your solution.
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26=94h 8. -3=54a 453 10. 1-8=7
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ny, M=k-3 12. 6= 0-7 ®2-
22 Solve One-Step Equations 87EXAMPLES
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SOLVING MULTIPLICATION AND DIVISION EQUATIONS
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17, 5g =20 18, ~4q = 52
20, 108 ~ 9 21. 1S = he
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shown, which astudent used (o writea
repeating decimal as a fractto
29, Explain the student’s method,
20, Write the repeating decimal as a fraction.
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22. 187 = -17r
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31 b-04=3 m, -a242=-74 3, -87=w—48
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@ ceomeray The rectangle or tangle has area A. Write and solve an
‘equation to find the value of x.
40, A= 54in? Lh} 50, A= 720m?
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CHALLENGE Find the value of b using the given information.
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53. THEDEAD SEA For tho porlod 1999-2004, tho maximum depth of the
Doad Sea decreased by 9.9 foot. The maximum depth in 2004 was
et. What vas the maximum depth in 19997
54, CRAFTS You purchase a cane of polymer clay to make pendants for
necklaces. The cane is 50 millimeters lang. How thick should you make
each pendant so that you will have20 pendants of uniform thickness?
TRAMPOLINES 4 rectangular trampoline has an area of 187 square fee.
| A thetength of the trampoline is 17 feot. What Is Its widthe
56. WHEELCHAIRS The van used to transport patients to and froma
rehabilitation facility is equipped with a wheelchair lift. The maximum.
lifting capacity for the lifts 300 pounds. The wheelchairs used by the
facility weigh 55 pounds each, What Is the maximurn weight of
a wheelchalr occupant who can use the lift
57. SHORT RESPONSE In Everglades National Park in Florida, there are
200 species of birds that migrate. This accounts for of all the species
of birds sighted in the park ‘
‘a. Walle an equation (o find the number of species of birds that have
been sighted in Everglades National Park,
b. There are 600 species of plants in Everglades National Park. Ace
there more species of birds or of plants In the park? Explam,
58K OPEN-ENDED —_Descritea real-world situation that can be modeled
by the equation 152 ~ 135. Solve the equation and explain what the
solution means in this situation.
59, q MULTIPLEREPRESENTATIONS A box fllyflsh can travel
aka rate of 6.5 feet per second.
4. Mokinga Table Make a table that shows the distance d
the jellyfish cam travel after 1,2,3, 4, and seconds.
», Drawing a Graph Graph tho orderod pairs from the
table ina coordinate plane. How long does it take the
Jellyfish to travel 26 feet?
« Writing an Equation Write and solvo an equation tofind
the time I cakes the jellyfish to travel 26 fet
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22 Solve One-Step Equations 89|80, MULTI-STEP PROBLEM “Tatami mats are a floor covering
Used in Japan. Tatami mats are equal in size, unless they
are cut in half. The floor shown has an area Of 81 square feet
and is covered with 4.5 tatami mats,
‘a. What is the area of one tatami mat?
' Whats the length ofone tarami mac fit has a width
OF foot?
GL, > EXTENDED RESPONSE In bascball, a player's batting avorage is
calculated by dividing the number of hits by the number of at bats.
1 Calculate Use the information in the table to find the number of hits
Bill Mueller had in the 2003 Major League Basoball rogular season,
Round your answer to the nearest whole numbe
bb Calculate ‘The mumber of hits Bil Mueller had was 44 loss than the
number of hits Vernon Wells of te Toronto Blue Jays had in the 2003
regular season. How many hits did Vernon Wells have?
& Compare In the 2003 regular season, Muellerhad a higher batting,
average than Wells, Did Wells have fewer at bats than Mueller?
Explain your reasoning.
62, AMERICAN FLAGS /An American flag has a length that is 1.9 times its
width, What is the area of a flag that has a lengthrof 9.5 fee?
153, CHALLENGE Ata farm where you can pick your own strawberries, the
feast of picked strawherries is calculated using only the weight of the
strawberries. The total weight of a container full of strawberries is
2.1 pounds, The eost of the strawberries is $1.68, The weight of the
Container 0.3 pound, What is the cost per pound for strawberries?
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