Two-Step Equations
6x + 11 = 41
x = 5
3x + 5 + 6x + 8 = 67
x=6
3(x + 4) = 33
x=7
17.2 = 2m + 6.8
m=5.2
53 = 8(5r + 6) + 5(1 + r)
r=0
2x-9=1
x=5
6x + 9 - 4x - 2 = 23
x=8
4(2x - 5) = 60
x=10
x/2 + 5/3 = 3 2/3
x=4
James has 16 more game cards than Susan. If they have 48 cards altogether, write an equation to find the number of game cards James has.
James has 32 game cards.
16 = 12 + 2x
x=2
7x + 12 - 4x - 8 = 28
x=8
1/2(2p + 4) = 10
p = 8
1/5(3r - 4) = 2/5
r=2
Jared has 12 more comic books than Rachel. If they have 28 comic books altogether, find the number of comic books Jared has. Write and equation and solve.
Jared has 20 comic books
4 = x/3 - 2
x=18
16= 3y - 6 - y + 10 + 2y
x=3
6(8) = 5(9a + 3) + 3(2 - 12a)
a = 3
8 = 4/5(4 + 2y)
y=3
Richard has a rectangular pot of land that is 525ft long and y feet wide. He decides to build a fence around the plot. If the perimeter of the plot is 1,504ft, find the value of y.
Write and equation and solve.
y=227 ft
17 = 11 + x/4
x = 24
7 + 5n - 3 + 1 - 2n + n - 1= 20
n = 4
8(7 + 5y) + 2(2 - 15y) = 2(30 + 10)
y=2
0.7(y + 2) + 1.6 = 17
y = 20
13n - 5 - n + 7 - 4n = 2(5 + 7n) + 8(1 - n)
n=8