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Writing Two-Step Equations

Write an equation to represent the situations below.

Question 1

Short answer

A plumber charges $55 for a service call plus $35 per hour. If the plumber’s bill was $160, how many hours was he there?

Use ‘x’ as your variable.

Question 2

Short answer

Two students bring rope to a camping trip. Assad has x feet of rope. Maggie has 4 times as much rope as Assad but then gives 2 feet away. Now Maggie has 58 feet of rope.

Write an equation to represent the situation using ‘x’ as your variable.

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