Adding/Subtracting Equations
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100
25 + J = 100
J = 75
100
4A = 96
A = 24
100
45 / X = 5
X = 9
100
A group of 144 students is divided into 12 equal groups for a field trip. There must be 1 adult chaperone for every 4 students. How many chaperones are needed for each group?
3 chaperones for each group
100
What is a variable? Define and give an example
A variable is a letter which stands in place of an unknown number in an equation. An example is any letter from A-Z
200
90 = 200 - K
K = 110
200
28 = 7C
C = 4
200
65 / C = 13
C = 5
200
Mrs. White rearranges desks so that there are 3 rows of 4 and 2 rows of 8. When all the students are present, 5 desks are empty. How many students are in Mrs. White's class?
23 students
200
True or False, it is impossible to lick your own elbow
False
300
Stan spent $18 on carrots at the Vegetable Store. He also bought a bag of spinach, but the bag had no price tag. Stan was charged a total of $23. How much did he spend on spinach?
$5 on spinach
300
On Friday, the snack bar made $992 selling large buckets of popcorn. How many large buckets of popcorn did the snack bar sell on Friday if a large bucket costs $8. Use the equation 8L = 992
124 popcorns
300
Dori earned 95 points on her science test. She received 5 points for each question she answered correctly. How many questions did Dori answer correctly? The equation 5q = 95 can be used to find q, the number of questions answered correctly.
19 questions
300
Mrs. Hurley makes 4 floral arrangements that are exactly the same. He uses 4 bunches of 8 tulips and 2 bunches of 10 daisies. How many flowers, f, are in each arrangement?
13 flowers in each arrangement
300
name two sports teams that do NOT end in 's'
Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Miami Heat, Utah Jazz, Oklahoma City Thunder, Orlando Magic, Colorado Avalanche, Minnesota Wild, Tampa Bay Lightning
400
Joseph bought 5 folders for school that cost $3 each. He also bought a new backpack. If the total cost was $35, how much did the backpack cost?
$20
400
If Josh makes $5 from mowing lawns during the summer and saves $185 dollars. How many lawns did he mow? Use the equation 5B = 185 to solve.
37 lawns
400
The Adams family drove 270 miles to reach their vacation destination. If they drove 45 miles each hour, how many hours did they drive?
6 hours
400
Ms. Stimson has 4 trays of 15 sedimentary rocks. She has 6 trays of 12 metamorphic rocks. She gives away 5 sedimentary rocks for 7 metamorphic rocks. How many rocks, r, does she have?
134 rocks
400
When you are solving an equation with a variable, there are many strategies to help solve. Name three.
doing the "opposite" (add/sub, multiply/divide), counting on, trial and error, plugging numbers in, knowing fact families, part-part whole model, drawing a picture/model/diagram etc.
500
A football team scored 16 points, which was 12 fewer points than their opponents scored. How many points, y, did their opponents score?
28 points
500
Mariah bought a bag of buttons. She divides the buttons equally among 15 containers. Each container has 10 buttons. How many buttons does Mariah have?
150 buttons
500
Rick earned $133 for 7 hours of work. How much does Rick earn per hour? The equation 7p = 133 can be used to find p, the amount Rick earns per hour.
$19 per hour
500
Ms. Grybel is rolling coins. She has 3 rolls of 40 quarters. She has 8 rolls of 50 dimes. She exchanges 2 rolls of dimes for 1 roll of quarters. How many coins, c, does Ms. Grybel have?
460 coins
500
PEMDAS is sometimes used when solving equations with variables. Solve this equation with PEMDAS in mind: 11 - 2 x 3 = 13 - A
A = 8
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