Combining Like Terms
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5t + 2 + 1t + 11

What is 6t + 13

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x + 8 = -2
What is x = -10?
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2x + 5 = 23
What is x = 9?
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3b - 5 - 2b = 5
What is b= 10?
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Your sister bought pencils at $0.39 each and a notebook at $1.19. The total cost was $3.92. How many pencils did she buy?
What is 0.39p + 1.19 = 3.92? and p = 7 pencils
200

-2x -3x -x +6

What is -6x +6

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y - 5 = -14
What is y= -11?
200
m/-2 + 7 = 21
What is m= -28?
200

3x -8 -4 = 15

What is x=9?

200
A football team gained 25 yards on one play and then lost 32 yards on the next play. What was their total loss or gain of yardage?
What is a loss of 7 yards?
300

6d + 1 -2d -3

What is 4d -2

300
-12 x = 132
What is x= -11?
300
49 = 5y - 26
What is y = 15?
300
5n + 4 - 8n = -5
What is n = 3?
300

Eight less than twice a number is 47. What is the number?

What is 2x - 8 = 47? and x = 27.5

400

5x +7d -6d -3x +2x +18

What is 4x + d +18

400
p/4 = -8
What is p = -32?
400
-2w + 1 = -9
What is w= 5?
400

-3s-10 -2s = 36

What is s= 10?

400

The length of a rectangle is 4 more than twice the width. The length is 27 inches. What is the width?

What is 2x +4 =27.

What is 11.5 inches

500

5k -10g -12k +23g -2g +16 +3k -15

What is -4k +11g +1

500
-5 + w = -2
What is w = 3?
500
-5 + 10b = -75
What is b=-7?
500

4y + 6 -2y -8 = -20

What is y= -9?

500
The Empire State Building is 1250 feet tall. This is 140 feet more than twice the height of the Washington Monument. How tall is the Washington Monument?
What is 555 feet tall?
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