Answer Key
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Examining Y=KX
Solve each problem.
A n s w e r s
1) At the hardware store you can buy 2 boxes of bolts for $8.90.
This can be expressed by the equation Y=KX. How much
$4.45
1.
would it cost for one box?
$33.78
2.
2) The equation Y=KX shows you would make $45.04 for
recycling 8 pounds of cans. How much would you make if
2088
3.
you recycled 6 pounds?
$4.56
4.
3) An industrial printing machine printed 2349 pages in 9
minutes. How much would it have printed in 8 minutes?
$21.14
5.
$14.63
6.
4) A movie theater used Y=KX to calculate how much money
they made selling 7 buckets of popcorn. They determined they
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7.
made 31.92 dollars. How much was it for each bucket?
516
8.
5) A grocery store paid $147.98 for 7 crates of milk. This can be
expressed by the equation Y=KX. How much was it for one
26
9.
crate?
$9.16
10.
6) A baker used the equation Y=KX to calculate that he had
made $102.41 after selling 7 boxes of his cookies. How much
did he make per box?
7) A florist used the equation 72=(12)6 to determine how many
flowers she'd need for 6 bouquets. How many flowers would
she need for 7 bouquets?
8) To determine how many pages would be need to make 9
books you can use the equation, 774=(86)9. How many pages
would be in 6 books?
9) Robin used the equation Y=KX to determine she would need
208 beads to create 8 necklaces. How many beads did she use
per necklace?
10) A construction contractor used the equation 9.16=(2.29)4 to
calculate how much 4 boxes of nails would cost him. How
much would 4 boxes of nails cost him?
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