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vocab
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combining like terms and distributive property
Word Problems
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6x – 13 = 11

x= 4

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A _____ is an unknown amount/quantity or value

A variable is an unknown amount/quantity or value.

100

3(2x - 9) = 3

x = 5

100

6m – 5m + 1

m+1

100

Julie is 3 years older than her sister. Julie's age is 11. How old is Julie's sister? AND What equation can you use to solve this?

x + 3 = 11 

Her sister is 8 years old

200

3x + 5 = 14

x= 3

200

___ ___ have the same variable or exponent. We combine these together

like terms

200

3x + 4 + x + 2 = -30

x = -9

200

-6(4x - 5)

-24x + 30

200

We are at a Chicago Cubs baseball game. We buy 4 hotdogs and 1 drink. We spend a total of $17. If the drink costs $5, how much does one hotdog cost? AND What equation can you use to solve this?

4x + 5 = 17 

One hotdog costs $3

300

2x+13=−8

x= -42

300

_________ are positive and negative whole numbers. Like -1, 0, 9, -4...


integers

300

2 +9(x-1) = 2

x = 1

300

9 -3d(6 + 9)

9 - 45d 

or 

-45d + 9

300

Noah and Kate are buying new guitar strings. Noah buys 2 packs of strings, Kate buys 2 pack of strings and a music book. The book costs $16. Their total cost is $72. What equation can you use to solve this?  AND How much is one pack of strings?

2x + 2x + 16 = 72

One pack of strings costs $14

400

2x+5=10

x= 10

400

The difference between an expression and an equation

An Equals sign

400

2(x + 3) + 1 = 31

x = 12

400

4(5f + 3) + 11

 20f + 23

400

You have a part time job. You work 3 hours on Friday and 6 hours on Saturday. You also receive an allowance of $20 per week. You earn $92 this week. How much do you earn PER HOUR at your part time job? AND What equation can you use to solve this?

3x + 6x + 20 = 92

You earn $8 per hour

500

3x−6=−3

x= 9

500

The name of the property that states that tells us a*b = b*a

The Commutative property of multiplication.

500

2x - 1 +2(x - 1) = - 7

x = -1

500

3(5x - 2) + 9x - 4

24x - 10

500

The freshman class is selling boxes of cookies to raise money. They purchased 50 boxes of cookies and paid a delivery fee of $25. The total cost, including the delivery fee, was $225. What is the cost of each box of cookies? AND What equation can you use to solve this?

50x + 25 = 225 

Each box of cookies cost $4

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