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x - 15 = 42

x = 57

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The expression $12p represents the cost per pizza at Twin Trees.  Evaluate the cost when Audrina ordered 20 pizza's for the school play.  

12 x 20 =   

$240

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What is the value of the expression when a = 5 ? 

3+a(4) 

23

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Make an equivalent expression using the distributive property. 

4(3-2y) 

12 - 8y

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In the parking lot, there are 4 blue cars, 8 red cars, 2 white cars, and 9 black cars.  What is the ratio of blue cars to black cars? 

4:9

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23 + x = 342

x = 319

200

The altitude of a plane must always be no less than 500 feet above the ground except during take-off and landing. Write the flying altitude as an inequality. 

f > or equal to 500

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What is the rule  for this table?

 x      y

12    24

15    27

18    30 

x + 12 = y 
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Combine like terms: 

4a + 7b -3c - b + 3a

7a + 6b -3c

200

When solving this expression, what do you do first? 

2 + 15 - (42 x 7) 

Exponents

300

5a = 525

a = 105

300

A movie is 115 minutes long.  Write an addition equation to find how much of the movie is left if you have already watched 38 minutes of the movie.  

38 + m = 115

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List 4 possible values that would be part of the solution set for the inequality below. 

x < 4 

Answers may vary. 
300

Combine like terms by using the distributive property. 

2a(4 + 7)

22a

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When solving this expression what do you do SECOND? 

3 + 6 - 23 + 15/3 

Division

400

w/15 = 960

w = 14400

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Yodan went to camp where he could rent a bike by the hour.  The total cost of a rental, c, was a $5 fee and $0.75 for every hour, h that the bike was rented.  Write an EQUAtion to represent this situation. 

5 + 0.75(h) = c 

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What is the value of the following expression if w = 2 


5 +3w

11

400

Combine like terms: 

8x + 6x2 + 6x +11 - x - 3

6x2 + 13x + 8

400

Evaluate: 

20 - 32 + 7 

18

500

Find the value of p in the equation, 19 fewer than a number, p, is 22

x = 41

500

Given the set of numbers (4, 3, 2, 5) which value(s) for t make the inequality true? 

4t - 1 < 12

3 and 2 

500

What is the rule for this table? 

Input       Output

224            274

356            406

541            591

Input +50 = Output

500

Make an equivalent expression by combining like terms 2(3y + 7w - 2y) 

14w + 2y

500

In Miss K's class, the ratio of boys to girls is 3:4. Which could be the number of girls and boys in her class? 

A) 9 girls and 16 boys 

B) 9 girls and 12 boys

C) 12 girls and 9 boys

D) 12 girls and 16 boys

C) 12 girls and 9 boys

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