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7+x=-3

x=-10

100

3x + 26 =-13

x=-13

100

2(x-7) =21

x=7/2

100

WRITE AN EQUATION & SOLVE: Julie is 3 years older than her sister. Julie's age is 11 years old. How old is her sister?

n - Julie's sister's age n + 3 = 11 n = 8 Julie's sister is 8 years old.

200

n+2=9

n=7

200

2x+15=−3x

-3

200

20=4−3c

6

200

Mr. Cushman bought 7 t-shirts for a total of $90.93. Each t-shirt cost the same amount. How many Hannah t-shirts did Mr. Cushman buy?

n - # of t-shirts 7n = 90.93 n = 12.99 Each t-shirt cost $12.99

300

 x−23=8

x=31

300

2g−4=6

g=5

300

−4(−3n−8)=10n+20

-6

300

Tyler has 4 boxes of apples. Each box has the same number of apples. After Tyler eats 3 apples, there are 109 apples left in the boxes. How many apples were in each box?

a - # of apples in each box 4a - 3 = 109 a = 28 There were 28 apples in each box.

400

9k=-27

k=-3

400

3y – 2 = 13

5

400

2(4−y)−3(y+3)=−11

2

400

Mr. Bucci goes to the grocery store and purchases 17 bags of raisins and a $2.97 jar of peanut butter. His total cost was $34.76. What was the cost for a bag of raisins?

r - cost of a bag of raisins 17r + 2.97 = 34.76 r = 1.87 Each bag of raisins cost $1.87

500

x+7=2

-5

500

2x-18=20

x=9

500

−(−8−3x)=−2(1−x)+6x

2

500

Consecutive numbers are numbers that follow one after another (like 5, 6, 7); if three consecutive numbers are n, n + 1, and n + 2 and their sum is 48, what are the numbers?

n + n + 1 + n + 2 = 48 n = 15 The integers are 15, 16, and 17.

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