Solving by Combining Like Terms
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100
5h + 2 + 2h = 23
h = 3
100
2(x + 5) = 14
x = 2
100
Simplify. 8b + 3b
11b
100
4x + 9 = 33
x = 6
100

Leah is 3 years older than her brother. Leah's age is 17 years old. How old is her brother?

x - Leah's brother's age x + 3 = 17 - Leah's age x = 14 Leah's brother is 14 years old.

200
3b + b - 8 = 4
b = 3
200
5(d - 2) = 40
d = 10
200
Simplify. 19x - 24x
-5x
200
x + 3x = -8
x = -2
200

Mrs. Kerbacher bought 7 shark t-shirts for a total of $90.93. Each t-shirt cost the same amount. How many sharks t-shirts did Mrs. Kerbacher buy?

x - # of t-shirts 7x = 90.93 x= 12.99 Each t-shirt cost $12.99

300
3a + 12 - 6a = -9
a = 7
300
7(4 - t) = -84
t = 16
300
Simplify. 3 + 5(a + 4)
5a + 23
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?

a - # of apples in each box 4a - 3 = 109 a = 28 There were 28 apples in each box.

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

Ms. Hauer goes to the grocery store and purchases 7 - 1 pound bags of Dum-Dums and an xl-Hershey's chocolate bar for $2.34. Her total cost was $39.02. What was the cost for a bag of Dum-Dums?

x - cost of a bag of raisins 7x + 2.34 = 39.02 x = 5.24. Each bag of raisins cost $5.24.

500
78 = 3c + 12 - c + 4
c = 31
500
-13(4 + 2a) = 208
a = -10
500
Simplify. 7(t + 8.5) - 5t + 4
2t + 63.5
500
7k - 8 + 2(k + 12) = 52
k = 4
500
When you count by ones fron many integer, you are counting consecutive integers. Using variables, three consecutive integers are n, n + 1, and n + 2. The sum of three consecutive integers is 48. What are the integers?
n + n + 1 + n + 2 = 48 n = 15 The integers are 15, 16, and 17.
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