1. Jada's teacher fills a travel bag with 5 copies of a textbook. The weight of the bag and books is 17
pounds. The empty travel bag weighs 3 pounds.
How much does each book weigh?
2. A piece of scenery for the school play is in the
shape of a 5-foot-long rectangle. The designer
decides to increase the length. There will be 3
identical rectangles with a total length of 17 feet.
By how much did the designer increase the length
of each rectangle?
3. Elena spends $17 and buys a $3 book and a
bookmark for each of her 5 cousins. How much
does each bookmark cost?
4. Noah packs up bags at the food pantry to deliver
to families. He packs 5 bags that weigh a total of
17 pounds. Each bag contains 3 pounds of
groceries and a packet of papers with health
related information. How much does each packet
of papers weigh?
5. Andre has 3 times as many pencils as Noah and 5
pens. He has 17 pens and pencils all together.
How many pencils does Noah have?
1.3(x+5) = 17
2. 3.2 +5 = 17
3.5(x + 3) = 17
4. 5x + 3 = 17