Combining Like Terms
Distributive Property
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Word Problems
100
5h + 2 + 2h = 23
h = 3
100
2(x + 5) = 14
x = 2
100
4x + 9 = 33
x = 6
100

WRITE AN EQUATION & SOLVE: Julie is 3 years older than her sister. Julie's age is 11 years old. How old is her sister?

Equation: 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
x + 3x = -8
x = -2
200

Mr. Cushman bought 7 Hannah Montana t-shirts for a total of $91. Each t-shirt cost the same amount. How many Hannah Montana t-shirts did Mr. Cushman buy?

Each t-shirt costs $13.00

300
3a + 12 - 6a = -9
a = 7
300
7(4 - t) = -84
t = 16
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?

There were 28 apples in each box.

400
-6 = -3y + 4 + 5y
y = -5
400
-2(x - 9) = -24
x = 21
400
-6(m + 1) + 18 = 24
m = -2
400

Mr. Bean goes to the grocery store and purchases 15 packs of pancake and a $3 jar of peanut butter. His total cost was $33. What was the cost for a pack of pancake?

Each pack of pancake costs $2.00

500
78 = 3c + 12 - c + 4
c = 31
500
-13(4 + 2a) = 208
a = -10
500
7k - 8 + 2(k + 12) = 52
k = 4
500

A number multiplied by 2, subtracted by 4 and divided by 5 is equal to 20. What is this number?

The number is 52.

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