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x + 8 = -2
What is x = -10?
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2x + 5 = 23
What is x = 9?
100

3b - 5 = 4

What is b= 3?

100

-9= t - 8

What is t=-1?

100
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
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y - 5 = -14
What is y= -11?
200
m/-2 + 7 = 21
What is m= -28?
200

3x - 12 = 15

What is x=9?

200

3h = -3

What is h= -1?

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
-12 x = 132
What is x= -11?
300
49 = 5y - 26
What is y = 15?
300

 4 - 3n = -5

What is n = 3?

300

13 = 15 - d

What is d= 2?

300
Eight less than twice a number is sixteen less than three teims the number. What is the number?
What is 2x - 8 = 3x -16? and x = 8?
400
p/4 = -8
What is p = -32?
400
-2w + 1 = -9
What is w= 5?
400

3s - 30 = 36

What is s= 22?

400

10 = 2t

What is t=5?

400
Your brother earned $6 less than you did working last Saturday. If you both earned a total of $60, how much did each of you earn?
What is your brother earned $27 and you earned $33?
500
-5 + w = -2
What is w = 3?
500
-5 + 10b = -75
What is b=-7?
500

(y - 8) / 5= 4

What is y= 28?

500

k/5 = 6

What is k = 30?

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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