Solving by Combining Like Terms
ten more than the product of a number x and 6
10 + 6x
one minus the product of four and a number x
1 - 4x
the sum of x and seven divided by two
(x+7)/2
3.6% of 23
0.036 x 23
SOLVE
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.