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A tee shirt company charges $13 per shirt printed and has a $60 up front cost. c=cost n=# of shirts

c=60 + 13n

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2(x + 5) = 14
x = 2
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Simplify. 8b + 3b
11b
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4x + 9 = 33
x = 6
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WRITE AN EQUATION & SOLVE: Julie is 3 years older than her sister. Julie's age is 11 years old. How old is her sister?
n - Julie's sister's age n + 3 = 11 n = 8 Julie's sister is 8 years old.
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A walker in a walkathon collects $2 per mile walked and their baller grandma gives them a $20 dolla' bill. t=total pledges d=distance

t=20 + 2d 

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5(d - 2) = 40
d = 10
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Simplify. 19x - 24x
-5x
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x + 3x = -8
x = -2
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Mr. Cushman bought 7 Hannah Montana t-shirts for a total of $90.93. Each t-shirt cost the same amount. How many Hannah Montana t-shirts did Mr. Cushman buy?
n - # of t-shirts 7n = 90.93 n = 12.99 Each t-shirt cost $12.99
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Ben collects a $50 bill for his walkathon. t=total pledges d=distance

t=50 or t=50 +0d

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7(4 - t) = -84
t = 16
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Simplify. 3 + 5(a + 4)
5a + 23
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4(y - 2) + y = -13
y = -1
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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.
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Kendall has $2200 in her savings account. Every week she donates $12 to the local animal shelter for dog treats. t=total $ w=week

t=2200 - 12w

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-2(x - 9) = -24
x = 21
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Simplify. - (2b - 4)
-2b + 4
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-6(m + 1) + 18 = 24
m = -2
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Mr. Bucci goes to the grocery store and purchases 17 bags of raisins and a $2.97 jar of peanut butter. His total cost was $34.76. What was the cost for a bag of raisins?
r - cost of a bag of raisins 17r + 2.97 = 34.76 r = 1.87 Each bag of raisins cost $1.87
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Sayla has $10,000 saved up! She gives $20 a week to The Ronald McDonald House and has also given $100 to Iowa Children's Hospital and $75 to the local food pantry. t=total $  w=week

t=10,000 - 20w - 100 - 75 

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-13(4 + 2a) = 208
a = -10
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Simplify. 7(t + 8.5) - 5t + 4
2t + 63.5
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7k - 8 + 2(k + 12) = 52
k = 4
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When you count by ones from any 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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