Story Problems
At a restaurant, Ahmed 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 4th
12=29-x
x=17
Last week Melody ran 20 miles more than Viktor. Melody ran 37 miles. How many miles did Viktor 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
Karlion is buying a pair of headphones that cost $30.98. He paid with $40. How much change should he get?
Karlion should get $9.02 back.
Luke has a stamp collection. He purchased 7 more stamps. The next week, half of his stamps were destroyed in the flood, leaving him with only 22 stamps. How many stamps did he have before his purchase?
Luke 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
Mckinna 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 5 pieces, how many pieces did Mckinna start with?
Mckinna started with 30 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?
30 pounds will cost $100 at either place