Solving by Combining Like Terms
Solving by Using the Distributive Property
Evaluating Expressions
Grab Bag
Word Problems
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The solution to
5h + 2 + 2h = 23
What is h = 3 ?
100
The solution to
2(x + 5) = 14
What is x = 2 ?
100
The value of
8b + 3a2
when a = 2 and b = -3
-12
100
The solution to
4x + 9 = 33
What is x = 6 ?
100
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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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The solution to
3b + b - 8 = 4
What is b = 3 ?
200
The solution to
5(d - 2) = 40
What is d = 10 ?
200
The value of
3(x + 4) + (2 - x)
when x = -4
6
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The solution to
x + 3x = -8
What is 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 much did each Hannah Montana t-shirt cost?
n - # of t-shirts 7n = 90.93 n = 12.99 Each t-shirt cost $12.99
300
The solution to
3a + 12 - 6a = -9
What is a = 7 ?
300
The solution to
7(4 - t) = -84
What is t = 16 ?
300
The value of
3 + 5(a + 4)
when a = 2.4
35
300
The solution to
y/5 = -13
What is y = -65 ?
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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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The solution to
-6 = -3y + 4 + 5y
What is y = -5 ?
400
The solution to
-2(x - 9) = -24
What is x = 21 ?
400
The value of
4p - 3 + 5p2 - 12
when p = -3
18
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The solution to
5 - 3m = 23
What is m = -6 ?
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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
500
The solution to
78 = 3c + 12 - c + 4
What is c = 31 ?
500
The solution to
-1/2 (4 - 2a) = 208
What is a = 210 ?
500
The value of
7(t + 8.5) - 5t + 4
when t = 3.1
69.7
500
The solution to
4.5d - 3.9 = 45.6
What is d = 11 ?
500
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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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