Equations from Real Life

Equations From Real Life

I want to take a taxi to Uxbridge. The taxi has a standard charge of £3 and charges me £2 for each Kilometre I travel. How do I calculate the total cost of a journey?

A plumber charges £200 per house call and £50 for each hour A mobile phoneof work company he does. charges Write £10 an equationper month for the total cost of a connection housefee. It chargescall. £3 per MB of mobile internet data used. Write an equation for the total charge for using mobile data.

Tom lives 3km from Southall. He leaves his house and walks at a speed of 4kmph away from Southall. Write an equation for his distance from Southall.

I have £200 in the bank. Every day I spend £20. Write an equation for how much money I have in the bank after a number of days.

Paul is cooking a turkey for Christmas. The cooking instructions say he should cook the turkey for 40 minutes plus 20 minutes for each pound the turkey weighs. Write and equation for how long it takes to cook a turkey.

A shop rents video games. It charges £3 per night for a game and £5 for each day overdue. Write out an equation for how much an overdue video game costs.

Wayne collects Moshi Monster cards. He gets 10 free cards when he buys the collection book. Extra cards come are sold in packs of 4. Write an equation for how many cards Wayne has.