MEDIUM
MYP:4-5
IMPORTANT
Earn 100

You open a small business with an initial investment of . The weekly running costs for the business are . The weekly revenue (income) from your business is . Determine how long will it be before you break even (when your total profit matches the amount you have invested.)

Important Questions on A Model of Equality (Equivalence Transformations)
MEDIUM
MYP:4-5
IMPORTANT
Between and , coal and petroleum production from the fuel producing countries can be modeled by the following system of equations, where represents the year :
Coal production :
Petroleum production :
Calculate the year in which production from both forms of fuel was equal.

MEDIUM
MYP:4-5
IMPORTANT
A phone company has two weekly plans to choose from. Plan A charges an operating fee of , plus cents per minute. Plan charges an operating fee of , plus cents per minute. Determine how you would decide on which plan would be best for you, and explain your reasoning.

MEDIUM
MYP:4-5
IMPORTANT
You gave to an investment broker, who put part of the money in a fund paying annual interest and the rest in a fund paying annual interest. At the end of the year you receive in interest. Determine how much of your initial investment was placed into each fund.

MEDIUM
MYP:4-5
IMPORTANT
Your uncle Karl wants to loose some weight by burning extra calories each week . He will do it by riding a bicycle, which burns calories an hour, and by walking, which burns calories an hour. If the uncle Karl has hours per week to devote to exercise, what combination of walking and cycling will allow him to achieve his goal of burning exactly calories.

EASY
MYP:4-5
IMPORTANT
Solve the equation by identifying the equivalence transformations used at each step.

EASY
MYP:4-5
IMPORTANT
Find the value of for the equation by identifying the equivalence transformations used at each step.

EASY
MYP:4-5
IMPORTANT
Solve the equation by identifying the equivalence transformations used at each step.

MEDIUM
MYP:4-5
IMPORTANT
Solve the equation by identifying the equivalence transformations used at each step. (Write the answer in fraction.)
