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Summer Work: Hours and Paychecks

Solve equations with rational coefficients, distribution, and like terms while checking summer mowing and babysitting earnings.

Grade 8MathInteractive · Printable

Aligned to8.EE.C.7.b

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1 Common Core standard
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14 questions
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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Grade 8
Subject: Math
Question types: Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

Students solve linear equations with rational coefficients and variables on both sides.
Students use distribution and combine like terms to solve linear equations.
Students model mowing and babysitting earnings with linear equations.

How to use

Have students show equation-solving steps on separate paper. Discuss how parentheses represent the order of expenses and savings in the summer-job problems.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

8.EE.C.7.b

Solve linear equations with rational coefficients, including ones that need the distributive property and combining like terms.

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Summer Work: Hours and Paychecks

Solve rational-coefficient equations to check mowing and babysitting plans.

Hours and Equation Practice

Solve each equation. Show steps that preserve equality.

Amara earns $18.50 per hour mowing and $12.50 per hour babysitting. She works x hours at each job and earns $139.50 altogether. Solve 18.5x + 12.5x = 139.5.

How many hours does she work at each job? hours

Before checking their summer-job records, Amara and Dev practice solving equations. Solve −0.75x + 6 = 10.5.

x =

Solve this equation from their practice sheet: 1.25(x − 4) + 0.5x = 16.

x =

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