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100

2x = 6. Find x.

x = 3

100

Solve:

5 + 5 - 2

8

100

If 3 apples cost $15, what is the cost per apple?

$5 per apple

100

A number plus 7

x + 7

100

Find the coefficient: 

3 - 1 / 4 + 6 - 2n - 6 - x 

2

200

6 + x = 10.

Find x.

x = 4

200

Solve:

6 - 1 x 4

2

200

If there are 28 apples in a basket and the number of apples is 4 times the number of oranges, how many oranges are there?

7

200

30 marbles split into a number of bags.

30 / x 

200

Find the variable:

3 - 3 + 6n + 2 - 3n

n

300

8 - x = 3. Find x.

x = 5

300

Solve:

4 + (5 x 5)

29

300

If Sam had 45 marbles and lost some. Now he has 20. How many did he lose?

He lost 25 marbles

300

65 divided by a number

65 / x

300

Find the constant.

3 + 8n - 2n 

3

400

3 + x = 9. Find x.

x = 6

400

Solve: 

20 - 2 x 6 - (1 x 3)

5

400

If 6 pencils cost $12, how much does each pencil cost?

Each pencil costs $2

400

fourty-two plus a number minus five

42 + n - 5

400

How many terms do you see?

5b + 3 + 5n - 5/3 + 3 - 5n - 1 + 9m

9

500

5 = x - 3.

What is x?

x = 8

500

Solve:

60 + 2 - 2 x (5 x 2) - 6 

36

500

John had 80 pencils. After using some for his art projects, he now has 55 pencils left. How many pencils did he use?

He used 25 pencils.

500
Sixteen minus three, plus a number, minus 6, multiplied by 10

16 - 3 + x - 6 x 10

500

How many terms do you see?

6/2 + 4/2 + n + 9/3 + n/4 + 3

10

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