Pre-Alg Name ___________________________________________ Per.
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Ch.7 HW
CH.7 WORKSHEET # 2
Solve for x. Show all support work.
1. 2.
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𝑥 + 12 = 82 !
= 22
x = ________ x = ________
3. Julie went shopping for a new smart watch. She found one that was on sale for 25% off. The
original price was $198. How much would the watch be after the discount and before taxes?
a. What scale factor would she use to find the discount? ____________ (as a decimal)
b. What scale factor would she use to immediately find the new price? ____________
(as a decimal)
c. What is the new price of the smart watch? Show all work.
4. Find the rate of speed of a car that has traveled a distance of 360 miles in 8 hours. Show your work.
For # 5-8, solve for the variable. Show all support work. Distribute, CLT, use inverse operations.
Simple Interest, Distance, Rate, and Time, and Percent Change:
9) What is the distance formula? _____________________ (if not sure, use your notes)
10) What is the simple interest formula? ______________________ (if not sure, use your notes)
11) What is the % Change formula? (if not sure, use your notes):
____________________________
12). How many hours would it take to travel a distance of 157.5 miles going at a rate of speed of 63
miles per hour? Show your work and write the formula down first!!!!!!!
13) A car is traveling at a speed of 60 mph. It is traveling at this speed for 1 hour and 45 minutes. How
far did the car go at this speed? Show your work and write the formula down first!!!!!!!
14) Chari received $150 for her 16th birthday. She put this money into a savings account that will give
her simple interest at an annual rate of 3.5%. She wants to keep the money in the account for 5 and half
years, then withdrew all of the money. How much did she earn in just interest? How much did she
have all together? Show your work and write the formula down first!!!!!!!
Percent Change
Formula: Percent Change = change in price (from original to new) • 100
The original price
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this fraction produces a decimal Multiply by 100
to make
that decimal into a % .
15) The cost of going to the movies in 1970 was $2.00. Today it costs $15.00 to see a
movie in the theater. This is a huge price ___________________ (increase /decrease)!
What is the change (or difference) in price (from original in 1970 to new)? $________
What is the original price of a movie ticket? $ __________
Percent Change = change in price (from original to new) • 100
The original price
Percent Change = • 100
ñ
this fraction produces a decimal
Use Long division à
(no calculator)
Answer = ____________ %
16) A sumo wrestler retired from sumo wrestling and went on a diet. When he first retired he
weighed 380 pounds. After two years of dieting, he now weighs 250 pounds. What was the percent
decrease in his weight? Round to 2 decimals if needed.
What is the change (or difference) in weight (from original to new)? ___________
What is the original weight of the sumo wrestler? __________
Percent Change = change in weight (from original to new) • 100
The original weight
Percent Change = • 100
ñ
this fraction produces a decimal
Use Long division à
(no calculator)
Answer = ______________ %
