The number y time negative four plus five is the number.
Write an equation for this statement and find the number.
-4y + 5 = y
y = 1
400
7a-5=2a
a=1
400
3a-1=2a
a=1
400
3x+6=x
x=-3
400
8x+10=3x
x=-2
500
Three times a number x plus ten is five times the number.
Write an equation for this statement and find the number.
3x + 10 = 5x
x = 5
500
If you pay a one-time fee of $30, you can purchase gold tickets for your local minor league baseball team for only $3 a game. Regular tickets sell at the stadium for $6. How many gold tickets would you need to buy to equal the cost of the tickets.
30 + 3x = 6x
10 tickets
500
Hans needs to rent a moving truck. Suppose Company A charges a rate of $40 per day and Company B charges a $60 fee plus $20 a day. For what number of days is the cost the same?
Write and equation and use it to solve this problem.
40x = 60 + 20x
3 days
500
Suppose a video store charges nonmembers $4 to rent each video. A store membership costs $21 and members pay only $2.50 to rent each video. For what number of videos is the cost the same?
Write an equation to solve this problem.
4x = 21 + 2.5x
14 videos
500
Suppose your club is selling candles to raise money. It costs $100 to rent a booth from which to sell the candles. If the candles cost your club $1 each and are sold for $5, how many candles must be sold to equal your expenses?