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Talks-A-Lot cell phone company charges $0.40 for each international text message sent. How much would Srikanth have to pay for n text messages? |
A charge is incurred for each number of text messages. |
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The Texas Wildflower Center packages bluebonnet seeds into packages containing 0.4 ounces of seeds each. How many packages can be created from 1 pound of bluebonnet seeds? |
A larger quantity is being evenly distributed among smaller containers. |
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A cross-country track team needs water bottles for a meet next weekend. The runners will bring 40 bottles, and the coach will bring another 6 bottles. How many bottles will there be altogether? |
Two sets of water bottles are combined into a larger set. |
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The air pressure inside a tire increases by 7.5 pounds per square inch for each degree Celsius that the temperature rises. If the temperature increases by t degrees, what will be the change in air pressure? |
A change of a given amount occurs for each degree of temperature increase. |
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An account manager earns $11.75 per hour. Last week, she earned $470. How many hours did she work? |
A total amount of money is broken into smaller, equally-sized parts. |
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Gladys earns a straight commission of 12% of her total sales. How much will Gladys earn if her total sales are s dollars? |
The commission rate is applied to determine the part of the total amount of sales. |
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A neighborhood water tank holds 250,000 gallons of water. Last week, 76,318 gallons were consumed. How much water remains in the tank? |
Water is removed from an initial amount in the tank. |
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