Story Problems
At a restaurant, Nathanel and his three friends decided to divide the bill evenly. If each person paid $13 then what was the total bill?
Everyone paid $52
3x=-36
x=-12
When are your study guides due?
Tomorrow, Wednesday, February 19th
12=29-x
x=17
Last week Bella ran 20 miles more than Annalea. Bella ran 37 miles. How many miles did Annalea run?
Annalea ran 17 Miles
A wild animal ate 12 of your muffins. That was 3/10 of all of them! How many muffins did you start with?
40 muffins
2x+9=17
x=4
What is the order of operations? All the words, not just the acronym.
Parenthesese, Exponents, Multiplication/Division, Addition/Subtraction
-42=-7x
x=6
Diego is buying a pair of headphones that cost $30.98. He paid with $40. How much change should he get?
Diego should get $9.02 back.
Josh has a stamp collection. He purchased 7 more stamps. The next week, half of his stamps were destroyed in a flood, leaving him with only 22 stamps. How many stamps did he have before his purchase?
Josh started with 37 stamps.
6=2(3x-9)
x=4
What math term describes what happens when a shape spins around a fixed point some number of degrees?
Rotation
2(6x-9)=18
x=3
Vanessa had some candy to give to 4 of her friends. She took 10 pieces for herself first, then evenly divided the rest between her friends. If each friend got 2 pieces, how many pieces did Vanessa start with?
Vanessa started with 18 pieces of candy.
A 12 inch candle and an 18 inch candle are lit. The 12-in. candle burns 1 inch every hour. The 18-in. candle burns 2 inches every hour. How much time will it take for them to be the same height?
After 6 hours, each candle will be 6 inches tall.
1/3(42x-51)=15x
x=-17
What is the slope of a line defined by the following equation?
y=-2/3x+4/5
-2/3
x-(6-3x)=4x
No solution
Apartment A has a $1000 security deposit and costs $1200 each month. Apartment B has a $1500 and costs $1175 each month. How many months, m, will it take for the costs to be the same?
After 20 months, each apartment costs $25,000
To work at Starbucks, you make $16 per hour, but have to take an uber for $20. You could make $8 an hour babysitting for your neighbor instead. How long would you have to work to make the same amount at both jobs?
If you work 2.5 hours, you'd make $20 at either job.
-6(1-5x)=54
x=2
What is the name of either of Mr. Gardner's cats?
Cayenne (Caye) or Guadalupe (Lupe)
2(3x-4)=-2x-8+8x
All solutions
UPS charges $70 to ship the first 10 pounds, and $2 for each additional pound. FedEx charges $50 to ship the first 10 pounds and $3 for each additional pound. How many pounds, x, will it take for UPS and FedEx to cost the same?
15 pounds will cost $100 at either place