Writing Equations (Your Least Favorite)
Steven had $42.52 in his bank account. He worked over the weekend and now has $70.50. Write an equation to find m, the amount he earned over the weekend.
42.52+ m = 70.50
OR
70.50 - 42.52 = m
18 = -3x - 6
x = -8
Solve for y.
|y - 4| = 10
y = -6, 14
22
What is the capital of Texas?
Austin
The product of seventeen and a number is equal to twenty - three.
17n = 23
7 + y/3 = 11
y = 12
Scott's office has a length to width ratio of 5.2 : 9.1. The length of the office is 20, what is the width of his office?
w = 35
Simplify the expression:
4b + 3b2 - 6b + 7b2
10b2 -2b
What is calamari made of?
Squid
Alyssa is subscribed to Golf News Magazine. She paid $15 to sign up and a monthly fee of $7.50. She has paid a total of $112.50. Write an equation to find how long she has had the subscription for.
15 + 7.50m = 112.50
x = 3
Solve for b.
|2b - 7| + 2 = 15
b = -3, 10
Evaluate the expression if y = 4.
-2y + 3 - 6y
-29
What is the national food of the United States?
Hamburger
The product of nine and a number minus three is equal to the sum of a number and four.
9n - 3 = n + 4
2(x - 5) = -3(2x - 2)
x = 2
|x - 8| + 12 = 10
No Solution / Empty Set
If a = 3, what is the value of b?
4a - 4b = 6b - 8
b = 2
Joy, Sadness, Fear, Anger, and Disgust.
The distance from Phoenix to Prescott is 99 miles. We could also represent the distance from Phoenix to Prescott as 2x+19. What is the value of x?
x = 40
Solve for x.
-4(x + 3) - 10 = -2(3x + 1)
x = 10
There are 3 feet in a yard. How many inches are in 10 yards?
360 inches
At a football game, hot dogs cost $2 and bottles of water cost $3. In the last hour, 15 waters were purchased and h number of hot dogs were purchased for a total of $67. How many hot dogs were purchased?
11 hot dogs
What year did La Joya become a school?
2002