Adding/Subtracting
Equations
Equations
h+11=48
h=37
m/3=7
m=21
2(x+5)=14
x=2
r-9.2=2.6
r=11.8
Lara and Mae participated in a quiz contest. They scored 23 points in all. If Lara scored 9 points, how many points did Mae score?
x + 9 = 23 ; 14 points
p+5=-10
p=-15
2r=24
r=12
5(d-2)=40
d=10
a+5.2=9.7
a=4.5
Luc and his friends are gaming online on a popular website. An hour later, 6 friends go offline. Five of them continue playing. How many of them were gaming online initially?
x – 6 = 5 ; 11 persons
x-19=-1
x=18
e/10=7
e=70
7(4-t)=-84
t=16
1/4+r=3/4
x=1/2
John was gifted a pack of crayons. He gave 13 crayons to his friend Rhea and was left with 11 crayons. How many crayons did the pack contain?
x – 13 = 11 ; 24 crayons
x-190=-190
x=0
y/4=0.5
y=2
m/5+9=11
m=10
-p/6=9
p=-54
Rose has two baskets; one contains apples and the other contains bananas. Together, the baskets weigh 5.55 pounds. Find the weight of the basket of bananas, if the apple basket weighs 2.34 pounds.
x + 2.34 = 5.55 ; 3.21 pounds
w+(-22)=100
w=122
0.5w=12
w=24
13+7x=27
x=2
0.5x+4=10
x=12
Alice has x dollars in her account. She spends $35.31 to buy medicines for her grandmother. If the balance in her account is $161.23, what was the amount in her account before purchase?
x – 35.31 = 161.23 ; $196.54