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-x - 7 = -7

0

100

Solve:  |x| + 5 = 2

no solution

100

Find two consecutive integers whose sum is 61.

x + x + 1 = 61

100

If a white house is made out of white wood and red house is made out of red wood, what is a greenhouse made out of?

glass

100

-5 - 2(x + 3) = -11

0

200

-7 - x = -11

4

200

3|x| - 5 = 7

-4, 4

200

Find two consecutive even integers so that the first plus twice the second is 46.

x + 2(x + 2) = 46

200

What do you sit on, sleep on, and brush your teeth with?

a chair, a bed, a toothbrush

200

-3(x - 2) - 7x = 106

-10

300

27 - x = 51

-24

300

|x - 7| = 19

26, -12

300

A triangle has three sides which are consecutive even integers.  The perimeter is 126.

x + x + 2 + x + 4 = 126

300

How far can a deer run into the woods?

half way

300

Solve for r

r - (x/b)= k

r = k + (x/b)

400

(-x + 2)/-8 = -12

-94

400

3|2x - 1| = 18

3.5, -2.5

400

Find two consecutive numbers so that three times the smaller is 3 more than the larger.

3x = 3 + x + 1

400

On which side of the cup is it best to have the handle?

outside

400

Solve for j

3j + 8 = x + 12

j = (x - 4)/3

500

-x - x - x - x - x - x = 12

-2

500

| x + 9 | > 0

Any number except -9

500

I started with $x and lost one-third of it.  I then found $25 in the street.  I know have $400.  

(2/3)x + 25 = 400

500

With which hand does a minister stir her coffee?

neither--she uses a spoon

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|3x + 2| = 26

8, -28/3

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