Pre-Ap Algebra Ii 2016-2017 Summer Packet Worksheet (Page 10 of 11) in pdf

Pre-Ap Algebra Ii 2016-2017 Summer Packet Worksheet Page 10

109. The price for U.S. Postage stamps has increased over the years. Since, 1975, the price has increased from

$0.13 to $0.37 in 2005 at a rate that is approximately linear.

A. Write a linear model for the price of stamps during this time period. Let �� represent the price and �� represent

the number of years since 1975.

B. What would you expect the price of a stamp to be in 2015?

110. You have a piece of wood that is 72 inches long. You cut the wood into three pieces. The second piece is 6

inches longer than the first piece. The third piece is 6 inches longer than the second piece. Draw a diagram and

then write and solve an equation to find the lengths of the three pieces.

111. You want to tape five posters on a wall so that the spaces between posters are the same. You also want the

spaces at the left and right of the group of posters to be three times the space between any two adjacent posters.

The wall is 15 feet wide and the posters are 1.5 feet wide. Draw a diagram and then write and solve an equation

to find how to position the posters.

112. A Moving company weighs 20 boxes you have packed that contain either books or clothes and says the total

weight is 404 pounds. You know that a box of books weighs 40 pounds and a box of clothes weighs 7 pounds.

Write and solve an equation to find how many boxes of books and how many boxes of clothes you packed.

Factoring

Factor out the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) in each expression.

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