Solve Equations
x + 18 = 42
What is x = 24
x is greater than 98
What is x > 98
Children under 5 must be accompanied by an adult in order to ride on the roller coaster
What is a < 5
Two more than a number is fifty
What is x + 2 = 50
Emma earned $30 for babysitting. She also received some money for her birthday. She now has $55.00. Write an equation to represent this situation.
What is x + 30 = 55
x - 20 = 23
What is x = 43
x is less than or equal to 91
What is x ≤ 91
The price of snacks at the snack stand can be no more than $2
What is p ≤ 2
A number decreased by 30 is ninety one
What is x - 30 = 91
Nathan gets paid $18 for mowing a lawn. He then spends some money on a package of trading cards and is left with $11.00. Write an equation to represent this situation.
What is 18 - x = 11
2x = 22
What is x = 11
x is greater than or equal to 14
What is x ≥ 14
Up to 50 students can ride on the bus
What is s ≤ 50
Five less than a number, x, is seventy-four
What is x - 5 =74
Anthony spent $36 on 3 pairs of jeans. If each pair costs the same amount, write an algebraic equation that represents this situation.
What is 3x = 36
x/3 = 5
What is x = 15
x is at most 58
What is x ≤ 58
The elevator has a weight limit of 1,200 pounds
What is w ≤ 1,200
Triple a number, x, is sixty three
What is 3x = 63
A coach spent $61 on 4 (identical) footballs. Write AND solve an algebraic equation that represents this situation and find the cost of one football. No calculator allowed.
What is 4x = 61
x = 15.25
0.55s = 2.75
What is s = 5
x is at least $74
What is x ≥ 74
The swim record for the girls' 50 meter freestyle is 24.53 seconds at Jane's school. Jane hopes to break the record at the next meet. Write an inequality to show what time(s) she could get in order to break it.
What is s < 24.53
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Four more than twice a number is twelve
What is 2x + 4 = 12
Sam needs a new dry-erase marker set for school, which costs $7.59. He already has $5.89 in his wallet and asks his mom for the rest. Write AND solve an equation to represent the money he will gather to reach his goal. No calculator allowed.
What is 5.89 + x = 7.59
x = $1.70