A baker put some cookies in each of three boxes. Then, he put 4 more cookies in each box, and there were 24 total cookies in the 3 boxes.
24=3(x+4)
24=3x+12
24-12=3x+12-12
12=3x
12/3=3x/3
4=x54/107 or .5047
27=5x+2
27-2=5x+2-2
25=5x
25/5=5x/5
5=x
Lin had 90 flyers to hang up around the school. She gave 12 flyers to each of three volunteers. Then she took the remaining flyers and divided them up equally between the three volunteers. How many flyers did she give each volunteer?
90=3(y+12)
90=3y+36
90-36=3y+36-36
54=3y
54/3=3y/3
27=y
27+12= 39 flyers
Lin had 90 flyers to hang up around the school. After giving the same number of flyers to each of three volunteers, she had 12 left to hang up by herself.
90=3y+12
90-12=3y+12-12
78=3y
78/3=3y/3
y=26 to each volunteer
Diego scored 9 points less than Andre in the basketball game. Noah scored twice as many points as Diego. If Noah scored 10 points, how many points did Andre score?
D=A-9
N= 2*D
N=10
10=2(A-9)
10=2a-18
10+18=2a-18+18
28=2a
28/2=2a/2
14=a