Just Equations
3x + 5 = 17
x = 4
Sam bought 7 movie tickets for him and his family. He also bought 2 popcorns for $3 each. If he spends $41, what was the cost per ticket?
Each ticket costs $5.
Kali purchased basketball tickets for $20 each. She spent $15 on snacks. If she spent a total of $95, how many tickets did she buy?
She bought 4 tickets.
Jimmy wants to buy some baseball supplies. He buys a baseball bat for $75 and 2 baseball gloves. If he spent $145, how much did each baseball glove cost?
Each baseball glove cost $35.
Sean works at a restaurant. He has $800 in his bank account and makes $10 per hour. Joey works at a different restaurant and makes $8 per hour. When will they have the same amount of money?
After working 100 hours
-4x + 9 = 37
x = -7
Korbin and Kathy are siblings. Kathy is 9 years older than Korbin. If the sum of their ages is 31, how old are the siblings?
Korbin is 11 and Kathy is 20.
Danielle is building a rectangular fence around her garden. The length is 10 feet longer than the width. If she has 120 feet of fencing, what are the length and width of the garden?
The width is 25 feet and the length is 35 feet.
Ali and Anna were selling boxes of girl scout cookies. Ali sold 15 less boxes than Anna. If they sold 199 boxes in total, how many did each girl sell?
Anna sold 107 boxes and Ali sold 92 boxes.
The Blue Jays start off the season with 28 wins in total and they average 4 wins per week. Yankees start with 48 wins in total and they win 2 times per week. How many weeks will it take for the two teams to have the same amount of wins?
10 weeks.
8x + 7x + 18x = 66
x = 2
Christopher and Kyle went on a sports gear shopping spree. Christopher spend $17 less than Kyle. If they spent $100 in total, what did each boy spend?
Kyle spent $58.50 and Christopher spent $41.50.
Chris bought t-shirts and hats for him and his 5 brothers at the mall. Each hat cost $7.50. If he spent $117, what was the cost of each t-shirt?
Each t-shirt cost $12.
Kelly, Jack, and Liam are selling boxes of candy bars. Kelly sells 10 more than Jack, and Liam sells 3 less than Kelly. If they sold 119 boxes in total, how many did each kid sell?
Jack sold 34, Kelly sold 44, and Liam sold 41.
You have $80 and Xavier has $125. You each save $5 of your check each week. Xavier spends $10 of his money each week as well. How long will it take you to have the same amount of money as Xavier?
3 weeks
5x + 1 - 7x + 10 = 101
x = -45
The sum of three consecutive integers is 66. What are the three integers?
21, 22, and 23
Maggie, Tyler, and Erin are collecting change for their local food drive. Maggie collected $6.50 more than Erin, and Tyler collected $2 less than Maggie. If they collected a total of $47, how much did each person collect?
Erin collected $12, Maggie collected $18.50, and Tyler collected $16.50.
Quentin built a rectangular brick planter. The length was 8 inches more than the width. If he used 56 inches of brick, what are the dimensions of the planter?
The width is 10 inches and the length is 18 inches.
The Celtics have 20 wins and average 4 wins per week. The Bulls have 30 wins and average 2 wins per week. How many weeks will it take for them to have the same amount of wins?
5 weeks.
4(3x + 2) = 80
x = 6
Kelvin placed 158 yards of fencing around the local park. He was told that the length is 7 more than 5 times the width. What are the dimensions of the park?
The width is 12 yards and the length is 67 yards.
Simon is three times Peter's age. In six years, the sum of their ages is 28. How old are Simon and Peter?
Peter is 4 years old and Simon is 12 years old.
The sum of three consecutive numbers is 216. What are the three numbers?
71, 72, and 73
Mr. Campbell has 600 pokemon cards and sells 8 per week. Jack is collecting pokemon cards. He has 100 cards and collects 12 per week. When will Mr. Campbell and Jack have the same amount of cards?
25 weeks.