Word Problems
Jesse started the day with 18 pieces of candy. He gave some away and now he has 9 left over. How many did Jesse give away. Write an equation describing the situation and solve.
g=Candy given away. 18 - g = 9 g=9. Jesse gave away 9 pieces of candy.
6x – 13 = 11
x= 4
Solving Equations
x - 2 = 6
x = 8
Solving Equations
x + 3 + 3x = 7
x = 1
4x - 2 = 3x + 5
x = 7
After Jeannie spent half of her money, she had $18 left over. How much money did Jeannie start with? Write an equation describing the situation and solve.
m = Money she started with. m/2 = 18 m = 36. Jeannie started with $36.
3x + 5 = 14
x= 3
Solving Equations
-5p + 1 = 6
p = -1
Solving Equations
5 + 5x - 1 = 29
x = 5
2(x - 4) = 5x + 4
x = -4
After making $5 per hour working for his parents, Jeremy received an extra $7 bonus from his parents for working so hard. He now has $22. How many hours did Jeremy work? Write and solve an equation that describes the situation.
h = hours worked 5h + 7 = 22 h=3. Jeremy worked 3 hours for his parents.
(x/2)+2 =-8
x= -20
Solving Equations
2n+10 = 4
n = -3
Solving Equations
-45 = 3x + 4 + 4x
x = -7
x = 4
Jessica went to the store and spent half of her money on a pair of shoes. As she was walking out of the store, she found $14 extra money on the ground. This gave her a total of $84 remaining. How much money did she start with? Write and solve an equation that represents the situation.
s = money that Jessica started with. s/2 + 14 = 84. s = 140. Jessica started with $140.
(x/2)+8=10
x= 4
Solving Equations
5(m-3) = 4
m = 19/5
Solving Equations
14 = -(2a + 6) + 2
a= -9
x = 1
p = guests coming to the party. 2(5p + 10) = 120 p = 10. There are 10 guests coming to her party.
p = guests coming to the party. 2(5p + 10) = 120 p = 10. There are 10 guests coming to her party.
(x/3)-3=-3
x= 0
Solving Equations
3(𝑥 − 9) = −3
x = 8
Solving Equations
-21 = 7(5k - 8)
k = 1
6x - 15 + 4x = 5(2x - 3)