One Step Equation
x-10=25
x=35
2x+3=13
x=5
As a membership fee, a health club charges a one-time amount of $40 and charges $35 for each month. The total fee after m, months is $240. Write an equation to represent the situation.
35m + 40 =240
x-6=10
x=4
They subtracted the 6 instead of adding it.
How old is Mrs. Hartzell?
27
x-21=40
x=61
y/8-1=4
y=40
Timani bought a video game console and some games for $350. The video game console cost $200. Each game cost $25. How many games did Timani purchase?
25x + 200=350
-3y=18
y=6
They did not divide by a negative 3.
What is Mrs. Hartzell's son's name?
Jonas
5x=55
x=11
6x-10=32
x=7
Allison bought some shirts for her clothing store for $15 each. She received $50 off her entire purchase and spent a total of $400. How many shirts did Allison purchase for her store?
15x - 50 = 400
-x=10
x=-10
They did not divide x by -1.
What was Mrs. Hartzell's first job?
Lighthouse Keeper
y/7=2
y=14
-9y+1=28
y=-3
Beth has $108.50 in her bank account. After she buys x shirts for $5.50 each, $26 remains in her account. Write and solve an equation to find how many shirts she bought.
5.50x + 26=108.50
Mrs. Hartzell has 10 pencils. She is brought 5 pencils a day. Mrs. Hartzell currently has 60 pencils. Write an equation to represent the number of days Mrs. Hartzell has been brought pencils.
10x + 5 = 60
What does Mrs. Hartzell usually eat for breakfast?
Yogurt OR Banana
-6x=24
x=-4
-x+2=12
x=-10
Ed earns a $100 commission on each computer he sells plus a base salary of $50,000. His total income last year was $75,000. Which equation can be used to find how many computers Ed sold last year?
100c + 50,000=75,000
x/-5 + 4 = 9
x=-1
You need to multiply both sides by -5 not divide.
Motorcycle