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The sum of twice a number x and 12 is two less than three times x
2x + 12 = 3x-2
m-4=10
m= 14
5x + 3 = 23
x=4
2x+7=5x+16
x=-3
Melanie works as a nanny and is paid $14 per hour. If she puts in 40 hours of work in 7 days, how much does she earn in a week?
$560
Two less than the sum of six and a number m
(6 + m ) -2
5w=-60
w=-12
2x-5=3
x=4
7x + 3 = 2x +13
x= 2
For Amy’s cellular phone service, she pays $32 per month plus $0.75 for each minute. Amy received a bill for $47 last month. How many minutes did Amy use
x= 20
Four times the difference of b and six is equal to b squared
4(b-6)=b2
3 + w = 9
w = 6
-2(3n+9)= 30
n=-8
2 (x-5)=5x +23
x=-11
For a field trip 11 students rode in cars and the rest filled eight buses. How many students were in each bus if 315 students were on the trip?
38 kids per bus
the sum of 5 times a number and 3 equals 15
5x + 3= 15
1/2x = 12
x= 24
7x-9=5
x=2
9n-6=5n+18
n= 6
Juan sells raffle tickets at a charity event for $6 each. How many tickets does he have to sell to make $114?
19 tickets
the quotient of a number and 20
n/ 20
12p=36
p=3
-3x+ 4 = 16
x= -4
3(y+2) + y =-14
y=-5
When the plumber comes to my house to fix the leaky faucet, he charges a flat rate of $50 in addition to charging $22 per hour. If the final bill was $116, how long was the plumber at my house?
x = 3 hours