A. Jada's teacher fills a travel bag with 5 copies of a 1. 3(x + 5) = 17 textbook. The weight of the bag and books is 17
pounds. The empty travel bag weighs 3 pounds. How
2. 3x + 5 = 17
much does each book weigh?
3. 5(x + 3) = 17
B. A piece of scenery for the school play is in the shape of
4. 5x + 3 = 17
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?
C. Elena spends $17 and buys a $3 book and a bookmark
for each of her 5 cousins. How much does each
bookmark cost?
D. 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?
E. 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. 3x+5=17
3. 5(x+3)=17
4. 5x+3=17

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