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
3b + b - 8 = 4
b = 3
200
5(d - 2) = 40
d = 10
200
Simplify.
19x - 24x
-5x
200
x + 3x = -8
x = -2
200
Mr. Cushman bought 7 Hannah Montana t-shirts for a total of $90.93. Each t-shirt cost the same amount. How many Hannah Montana t-shirts did Mr. Cushman buy?
n - # of t-shirts
7n = 90.93
n = 12.99
Each t-shirt cost $12.99
300
3a + 12 - 6a = -9
a = 7
300
7(4 - t) = -84
t = 16
300
Simplify.
3 + 5(a + 4)
5a + 23
300
4(y - 2) + y = -13
y = -1
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
-6 = -3y + 4 + 5y
y = -5
400
-2(x - 9) = -24
x = 21
400
Simplify.
- (2b - 4)
-2b + 4
400
-6(m + 1) + 18 = 24
m = -2
400
Mr. Lam goes to the grocery store and purchases 17 bags of skittles and a $2.97 box of gummy worms . His total cost was $34.76. What was the cost for a bag of skittles?
s - cost of a bag of skittles
17s + 2.97 = 34.76s
s = 1.87
Each bag of skittles cost $1.87
500
78 = 3c + 12 - c + 4
c = 31
500
-13(4 + 2a) = 208
a = -10
500
Simplify.
7(t + 8.5) - 5t + 4
2t + 63.5
500
7k - 8 + 2(k + 12) = 52
k = 4
500
Three consecutive integers are n, n + 1, and n + 2.
The sum of three consecutive integers is 48. What are the integers?