PEMDAS
Word Problems
Solve for X
Distributive Property
Toss Up
100

7 + (2 × 52 + 3)

60

100

Sneha has 44 flowers. Anna has 2(12+3x) flowers. They both have the same number of flowers. What is the value of X?

10/3

100

6X + 2 =  10

x = 4/3

100

Expand 4(3X + 9)

12X + 36  

100

7 × 6 + 12 /3

44

200

10 × 3 + 20 / 2

40

200

Rebecca ate 20 cookies. Sally ate 4+3x cookies. Sally and Rebecca ate the same number of cookies. What is the value of X?

16/3

200

10X + 9 = 12X + 13

x = -2

200

Expand (2*10)(3x + 2)

60X + 40

200

2(X+5) = 4

X = 3

300

(3 + 6) × 2

18

300

Sally ran half the distance she ran yesterday. If she ran 2+3x miles today and 40 miles yesterday. What is the value of X?

6

300

6(X + 5)  = 52 + X

x = -1

300

Expand 2(x+1) - 5

2X - 3

300

Noah has 10 feet of ribbon. Liam has 2X+ 3 feet of ribbon. Noah has six more feet of ribbon than Liam. What is the value of X? How much ribbon does Liam have?

X = 0.5, Liam has 4 feet of ribbon

400

12 / 6 × 3 / 2

3

400

Anna has $30 dollars which is 4 dollars more than twice what Sam had. How much money does Sam have?

$13

400

6X + 10X - 2 = 4

x = 8/3

400

Expand and simplify 4(X+2X+3)

12X + 12

400

2 * 4 - 1 + 12/2 * 6

43

500

2 + (100 - 42 + 3)

89

500

A dog eats 3x+10 cups of food each day. A cat eats 20 cups of food each day. If the dog eats 2 more than twice what the cat eats. What is the value of X? How many cups of food does that dog eat?  

58 cups

500

2(6X + 2 - 4X) = 12X - 10 + 3X

x = 14/11

500

3(2X - 2 + 5X) + X

22X - 6

500

2(4+12/3/2) = 5(6+x)

x = -18/5

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