Two machines at a factory are filling cans of soup. One machine has already filled 180 cans of soup, and fills cans at a rate of 15 per minute. The second machine has already filled 210 cans of soup, and fills cans at a rate of 12 per minute. Write an equation to show when the two machines will have filled the same number of cans of soup. Use x as your variable.(1 point)
Two machines at a factory are filling cans of soup. One machine has already filled 180 cans of soup, and fills cans at a rate of 15 per minute. The second machine has already filled 210 cans of soup, and fills cans at a rate of 12 per minute. Write an equation to show when the two machines will have filled the same number of cans of soup. Use x as your variable.(1 point)
Responses
210−12x=180−15x
210 minus 12 x equals 180 minus 15 x
12x−210=15x−180
12 x minus 210 equals 15 x minus 180
12x+180=15x+210
12 x plus 180 equals 15 x plus 210
12x+210=15x+180
Let x be the number of minutes it takes for the machines to have filled the same number of cans of soup.
The first machine fills cans at a rate of 15 per minute, so in x minutes it will have filled 15x cans of soup.
The second machine fills cans at a rate of 12 per minute, so in x minutes it will have filled 12x cans of soup.
To find when the two machines will have filled the same number of cans of soup, we set 15x equal to 12x:
15x = 12x
12x + 210 = 15x + 180
Two pumps are filling large vats of liquid. One vat is empty, and the pump is filling it at a rate of 6 gallons per minute. The other is already filled with 10 gallons, and it is continuing to fill at a rate of 4 gallons per minute. Write an equation to show when the two vats will have an equal amount of liquid. Use x as your variable. (1 point)
Let x be the number of minutes it takes for the two vats to have an equal amount of liquid.
The first vat is being filled at a rate of 6 gallons per minute, so in x minutes it will have 6x gallons of liquid.
The second vat already has 10 gallons of liquid and is filling at a rate of 4 gallons per minute, so in x minutes it will have 4x + 10 gallons of liquid.
To find when the two vats will have an equal amount of liquid, we set 6x equal to 4x + 10:
6x = 4x + 10
A yoga studio has two participation plans. For the first plan, the cost is $8 per visit. For the second plan, the cost is $40 per month, and $2 per visit. Write an equation to show the number of visits per month that it would take for the two plans to be equal. Use x as your variable.(1 point)
Let x be the number of visits per month.
For the first plan, the cost is $8 per visit, so the total cost would be 8x.
For the second plan, the cost is $40 per month and $2 per visit. So the total cost would be 40 + 2x.
To find when the two plans are equal, we set 8x equal to 40 + 2x:
8x = 40 + 2x
A diner makes vanilla milkshakes and chocolate milkshakes. The vanilla milkshake machine has a 300-cup capacity, and sells 15 cups per day. The chocolate milkshake machine has a 280-cup capacity, and sells 20 cups per day. Write an equation to show when the two machines will have the same amount of milkshake left. Use x as your variable.(1 point)
Let x be the number of days.
The vanilla milkshake machine has a 300-cup capacity and sells 15 cups per day. So, the amount of milkshake left after x days on the vanilla machine is 300 - 15x.
The chocolate milkshake machine has a 280-cup capacity and sells 20 cups per day. So, the amount of milkshake left after x days on the chocolate machine is 280 - 20x.
To find when the two machines will have the same amount of milkshake left, we set 300 - 15x equal to 280 - 20x:
300 - 15x = 280 - 20x
Two pumps are filling large vats of liquid. One vat is empty, and the pump is filling it at a rate of 6 gallons per minute. The other vat already contains 28 gallons and is continuing to fill at a rate of 4 gallons per minute. When will the two vats have the same amount of liquid?(1 point)
They will have the same amount of liquid after
minutes.
Let x be the number of minutes it takes for the two vats to have the same amount of liquid.
The first vat is filling at a rate of 6 gallons per minute, so in x minutes it will have filled 6x gallons.
The second vat already contains 28 gallons and is filling at a rate of 4 gallons per minute, so in x minutes it will have filled 4x + 28 gallons.
To find when the two vats will have the same amount of liquid, we set 6x equal to 4x + 28:
6x = 4x + 28
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Apologies for the mistake. Let me correct that.
The first vat is filling at a rate of 6 gallons per minute, so in x minutes it will have filled 6x gallons.
The second vat is already filled with 28 gallons and is filling at a rate of 4 gallons per minute, so in x minutes it will have filled 4x + 28 gallons.
To find when the two vats will have the same amount of liquid, we set 6x equal to 4x + 28:
6x = 4x + 28
By rearranging the equation, we get:
6x - 4x = 28
2x = 28
x = 14
Therefore, the two vats will have the same amount of liquid after 14 minutes.
A yoga studio has two participation plans. The first plan costs $10 per visit. The second plan costs $30 per month, and $4 per visit. How many visits would make the cost of both plans the same?(1 point)
The plans would cost the same at
visits.
Let's use the variable x to represent the number of visits.
For the first plan, the cost is $10 per visit. So the total cost for x visits would be 10x.
For the second plan, the cost is $30 per month and $4 per visit. So the total cost for x visits would be 30 + 4x.
To find when the cost of the two plans is the same, we set 10x equal to 30 + 4x:
10x = 30 + 4x
By rearranging the equation, we get:
10x - 4x = 30
6x = 30
Dividing both sides by 6, we get:
x = 5
Therefore, the two plans would cost the same with 5 visits.
Movie Theatre A has a popcorn machine with a 100-gallon capacity, and sells 3 gallons of popcorn per hour. Movie Theatre B has a popcorn machine with a 150-gallon capacity, and sells 5 gallons of popcorn per hour. Write an equation to show when the two popcorn machines will have the same amount of popcorn left. Use x as your variable.(1 point)
Let x be the number of hours.
The popcorn machine at Movie Theatre A sells 3 gallons of popcorn per hour, so the amount of popcorn left after x hours will be 100 - 3x gallons.
The popcorn machine at Movie Theatre B sells 5 gallons of popcorn per hour, so the amount of popcorn left after x hours will be 150 - 5x gallons.
To find when the two popcorn machines will have the same amount of popcorn left, we set 100 - 3x equal to 150 - 5x:
100 - 3x = 150 - 5x
An ice cream shop makes vanilla and chocolate ice cream. The vanilla ice cream machine has a 180-cup capacity, and it sells 20 cups per day. The chocolate ice cream machine has a 140-cup capacity, and it sells 16 cups per day. Write and solve an equation to show when the two machines will have the same amount of ice cream left.(1 point)
Let x be the number of days.
The vanilla ice cream machine has a 180-cup capacity and sells 20 cups per day. So, the amount of ice cream left after x days on the vanilla machine is 180 - 20x cups.
The chocolate ice cream machine has a 140-cup capacity and sells 16 cups per day. So, the amount of ice cream left after x days on the chocolate machine is 140 - 16x cups.
To find when the two machines will have the same amount of ice cream left, we set 180 - 20x equal to 140 - 16x:
180 - 20x = 140 - 16x
By rearranging the equation, we get:
20x - 16x = 180 - 140
4x = 40
Dividing both sides by 4, we get:
x = 10
Therefore, the two machines will have the same amount of ice cream left after 10 days.
Two machines at a factory are filling cans of soup. One machine has filled 92 cans of soup. It fills cans at a rate of 16 cans per minute. The second machine has filled 104 cans of soup. It fills cans at a rate of 13 cans per minute. Write and solve an equation to show when the two machines will have filled the same number of cans of soup.(1 point)
Let x be the number of minutes it takes for the two machines to have filled the same number of cans of soup.
The first machine fills cans at a rate of 16 per minute, so in x minutes it will have filled 16x cans of soup.
The second machine fills cans at a rate of 13 per minute, so in x minutes it will have filled 13x cans of soup.
To find when the two machines will have filled the same number of cans of soup, we set 16x equal to 13x:
16x = 13x
By subtracting 13x from both sides, we get:
16x - 13x = 13x - 13x
3x = 0
Dividing both sides by 3, we get:
x = 0
Therefore, the two machines will have filled the same number of cans of soup at 0 minutes.
Two machines at a factory are filling cans of soup. One machine has filled 92 cans of soup. It fills cans at a rate of 16 cans per minute. The second machine has filled 104 cans of soup. It fills cans at a rate of 13 cans per minute. Write and solve an equation to show when the two machines will have filled the same number of cans of soup.(1 point)
Responses
92−16x=104−13x ; x=−4
92 minus 16 x equals 104 minus 13 x ; x equals negative 4
92+16x=104+13x ; x=6
92 plus 16 x equals 104 plus 13 x ; x equals 6
92+16x=104+13x ; x=4
92 plus 16 x equals 104 plus 13 x ; x equals 4
104+16x=92+13x ; x=4
104 + 16x = 92 + 13x
By subtracting 13x from both sides, we get:
16x - 13x = 92 - 13x
3x = -12
Dividing both sides by 3, we get:
x = -4
Therefore, the two machines will have filled the same number of cans of soup after 4 minutes.
Movie Theatre A has a popcorn machine with a 120-gallon capacity. It sells 7 gallons of popcorn per hour. Movie Theatre B has a popcorn machine with a 150-gallon capacity. It sells 9 gallons of popcorn per hour. Write and solve an equation to show when the two popcorn machines will have the same amount of popcorn left.(1 point)
Responses
120+7x=150+9x ; x=−15
120 plus 7 x equals 150 plus 9 x ; x equals negative 15
120−7x=150−9x ; x=10
120 minus 7 x equals 150 minus 9 x ; x equals 10
120−7x=150−9x ; x=15
120 minus 7 x equals 150 minus 9 x ; x equals 15
120x−7=150x−9 ; x=15
120 - 7x = 150 - 9x
By adding 9x to both sides, we get:
120 - 7x + 9x = 150 - 9x + 9x
2x = 30
Dividing both sides by 2, we get:
x = 15
Therefore, the two popcorn machines will have the same amount of popcorn left after 15 hours.
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Apologies for the mistake. Let me correct that.
Let x be the number of hours.
The popcorn machine at Movie Theatre A sells 7 gallons of popcorn per hour, so the amount of popcorn left after x hours will be 120 - 7x gallons.
The popcorn machine at Movie Theatre B sells 9 gallons of popcorn per hour, so the amount of popcorn left after x hours will be 150 - 9x gallons.
To find when the two popcorn machines will have the same amount of popcorn left, we set 120 - 7x equal to 150 - 9x:
120 - 7x = 150 - 9x
By rearranging the equation, we get:
7x - 9x = 150 - 120
-2x = 30
Dividing both sides by -2, we get:
x = -15
Therefore, the two popcorn machines will have the same amount of popcorn left after -15 hours.
Please disregard my previous incorrect response.