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Write an equation for each situation.

8. Art buys 14 packages of batteries. After using a $ 20 coupon, the batteries cost $ 80. What was the original price, x, in dollars, of each package of batteries?

9. Grace worked for 14 hours tutoring students. She uses $20 dollars to pay for gas on the way home. If she has $80 left after paying for the gas, how much money, x, in dollars, was Grace paid per hour?

10. Karl bought 14 calculators at a store and paid $80. Each calculator was on sale for $20 off. What was the original price, x, in dollars, of each calculator?

11. Shane originally has $20. After working as a waiter in a restaurant for $14 dollars an hour, he now has $80. How many hours, x , did Shane work at the restaurant?

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8 & 9 have the same answer:
x = 20 + 80 / 14

10:
x = 14 • 20 + 80 / 14

11:
x = 80 - 20 / 14
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Answer:

8. The original price for one pack of batteries was $7.15

Explanation:

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