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Word Problems
100

2x + 3x 

5x

100

Five figs are worth $25 

5f = 25 

100

4x = 28 

x = 7

100

x+5=12

x = 7

100

Mia has a number of stickers. After she gets 6 more stickers, she has 14 stickers total. How many stickers did she have at first? 

x + 6 = 14

x = 8

200

18x - 2x 

16x

200
Two goats are worth $600. 
2g = 600
200

3x=18

x = 6

200

x - 7 = 9 

x = 16

200

A movie ticket costs the same price for everyone. If Jordan buys 3 tickets and spends $21 total, how much does one ticket cost?

3x = 21

x = 7 

300

8x + 1 - x

7x + 1

300
Four maps are worth $20 

4m = 20 

300

x/5 = 6

x = 30

300

x + 14 = 3

x = -11

300

Elena earns $180 after work for 3 hours.  How much does she make an hour? 

3h = 180

h = $60

400

22x - 3x + 3 -1 

19x + 2

400

one hippo and $2 are worth $6 

1h + 2 = 6

400

-7x = 35

x = -5

400

x - 6 = 15

x = 9

400

George has 120 cookies and wants to split them between 3 teams. How many cookies does each team get? 

120/3 = x

x = 40 

500

3 + 1 + 23x - 4x 

4 + 19x 

500

one llama and $2 are worth $68 

L + 2 = 68
500

x/3 = -10

x = -30 

500
x + 8 = -20

x = -28

500

Brittany had a number of books, but then bought 14 more.  Her total number of books is then 35.  How many books did she have to begin with? 

n + 14 = 35 


n = 21

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