15. GOLF The graphic shows some of the top 20 leaders 6.

Poole -3
in a golf tournament after the first round. If the 6th 7. Shaw -2
place participant is 5 strokes behind the leader, 8. Kendrick -2
what was the leader’s score after the first round?
9. Rodriguez 1

Write an equation that could be used to express the relationship between the
two quantities.
16. HEALTH Your heart rate r in beats per minute is the number of times your
heart beats h in 15 seconds multiplied by 4. Given h, write an equation to
find r.

17. CARS Ashley’s car travels 24 miles per gallon of gas. Given d, the distance
the car travels, write an equation to find g, the gallons of gas used.

18. FRAMING A mat for a picture frame should be cut so that its width is _
1
8
inch less than the frame’s opening. Given p, the width of the frame’s
Real-World Link
The earliest year a
opening, write an equation to find m, the width of the mat.
musical group can be
inducted into the 19. MEASUREMENT A seam allowance indicates that the total length of fabric
needed is _
Rock and Roll Hall of 1
Fame is 25 years after inch more than that measured. Given t, the total length of
2
the year its first album fabric needed, write an equation to find m, the length measured.
debuted.
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20. MUSIC Refer to the information at the left. If an artist was inducted in 2005,
write an equation that could be used to find the latest year the artist’s first
album could have debuted.

Write an equation to model the relationship between the quantities in

each table.
21. 22.
Yards, y Feet, f Centimeters, c Meters, m
1 3 200 2
2 6 300 3
3 9 400 4
4 12 500 5
y f c m

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See pages 678, 708. 23. MAPS The scale on a map indicates that 1 inch on the map represents an
actual distance of 20 miles. Create a table of values showing the number
Self-Check Quiz at of miles represented by 1, 2, 3, 4, and m inches on the map. Given m, a
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distance on the map, write an equation to find a, the actual distance.

H.O.T. Problems CHALLENGE For Exercises 24–26, consider the sequence 2, 4, 6, 8, ….

24. Express the relationship between a number in this sequence and its
position using words. For example, 6 is the third number in this sequence.
25. Define two variables and write an equation to express this relationship.

26. Describe how this relationship would change, using words and a new
equation, if the sequence were changed to 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, ….

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