Write word sentences as equations
The sum of sixteen and a number x is twenty-eight.
16 + x = 28
Tell whether x = 5 is a solution for x + 8 = 13
Yes
The perimeter of a square pool is 36 inches. Each side of the pool is x inches. Write an equation you could use to find the length of each side.
x + x + x + x = 36
OR
4x = 36
Fifteen subtracted from a number s is twenty.
S - 15 = 20
Tell whether x = 8 is a solution for 17 - x = 13
No
The perimeter of a rectangular pool is 40 inches. The length of the pool is 8 inches, and the width of the pool is x inches. Write an equation you could use to find the width of the pool.
8 + 8 + x + x = 40
16 + 2x = 40
The quotient of twenty-five and a number f is 5.
25/f = 5
Tell whether x = 15 is a solution for 8x = 60
No
You purchase x items for $4.50 each. Your total (before taxes) is $27. How many items did you buy?
6 items
The product of n and eight is forty.
8n = 40 or n x 8 = 40
You purchase x socks for $5 each. Your total purchase costs $30. Write an equation you can use to find x.
5x = 30
or 30/x = 5