1) Lisa is cooking muffins. The recipe calls for 3 cups of sugar. She has already put in 1/2 a cup. Select the equation and solution to match the problem. a) 1/2 + 3 = x , x=3 1/2 b) x - 1/2 = 3, x = 3 1/2 c) 3 = 1/2 + x, x = 2 1/2 d) 3 + x = 1/2, x = -2 1/2 2) At a restaurant, Mike and his three friends decided to divide the bill evenly. If each person paid #13 then what was the total bill? Select the equation and the solution to solve the problem.  a) 13x = 4 , x = 4/13 b) 4x = 13, x = 13/4 c) x/4 =13, x = 52 d) 4 + x = 13, x =17 3) How many packages of packages of chips can you with $40 buy if one package costs $2.50? a) $40 = $2.50x, x = 16 b) $40 + 2.50 = x, x = 42.50 c) $40 - $2.50 = x, x=37.50 d) $40x = 2.50, x = 0.0625 4) Last week Julia ran 30 miles more than Pranav. Julia ran 47 miles how many miles did Pranav run? a) p + 30 = 47, p = 17 miles b) 47 + 30 = p, p = 77 miles c) 30 - p = 47, p = -17 miles d) p - 47 = 30, p = 77 miles 5) A recipe for cookies calls for 2 1/4 cups of sugar. Amy has already put in 3/4 cups. How many more cups does she need to put in?   a) x = 3 cups b) x = 1 3/4 cups c) x = 2 1/2 cups d) x = 1 1/2 cups 6) The weight of a package is reduced by 1/2 of it's weight. The final weight is 40.5 pounds. What was the original weight of the package? a) 60.25 pounds b) 40 pounds c) 20.25 pounds d) 81 pounds 7) After paying for a $5.12 burger, Nora had $27.25. How much money did she have before buying the burger? a) $22.13 b) $32.13 c) $34.37 d) $22.37 8) Jenni wants to buy a video game that costs $39.99. If she receives $10.01 back in change how much did she give the cashier? a) $49.91 b) $60 c) $29.98 d) $50 9) Last week Trevon had $29. Over the weekend he worked cleaning up leaves for neighbors. He now has $99. How much money did he earn cleaning up leaves? a) $128 b) $129 c) $99 d) $71 10) Diana bought 4 of the same bottle drink. The total cost was $12.24. What was the cost of one drink? a) $3.00 b) $3.60 c) $3.06 d) $8.24

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