One-Step +/-
x + 1.5 = 6.8
x = 5.3
4p = 64
p = 16
5n - 9 = 71
n = 16
Sarah reads 230 pages per day. This is 5 times as many pages as Fred (y).
Write an equation to find the number of pages Fred (y) reads.
230 = 5y
or
5y = 230
Mary earns $15 for each hour she babysits.
What is the IV?
a. The number of hours she works
b. The amount of money she earns.
c. $15 per hour.
a. The number of hours she works
w + 3.4 = 9.9
w = 6.5
3x = 54
x = 18
5n - 12 = 332
x = 64
At a Memorial Day BBQ, Tom cooked x hotdogs and 6 times as many hamburgers. He cooked 48 hamburgers.
Write an equation to find the number of hotdogs Tom cooked.
6x = 48
Mary earns $15 for each hour she babysits.
What is the IV?
a. The number of hours she works
b. The amount of money she earns.
c. $15 per hour.
b. The amount of money she earns.
x - 3.4 = 5.7
x = 9.1
5.5x = 45.1
x = 8.2
2.3x + 4.8 = 14
x = 4
Amount of Meat (p) Cost (c)
3 27
5 45
7 63
Write the equation for the table using p and c for variables.
9p = c
c = 9p
Mary earns $30 for each hour she cleans.
What is the IV?
a. The number of hours she cleans (works).
b. The amount of money she earns.
c. $30 per hour.
a. The number of hours she cleans (works).
x + 9.5 = 32.4
x = 22.9
12.5R = 225
x = 18
3y + 2 = 17
y = 5
Pounds of Apples (p) Cost (c)
3 15
5 25
7 35
Create an equation for the table using p and c for variables.
c = 5p
5p = c
331 students went on a field trip. Six buses were filled and 7 students traveled in cars. How many students were in each bus?
Write an equation for this situation.
331 = 6s + 7
6s + 7 = 331
3.4 + x = 7.9
x = 4.5
5W = 95
X = 19
4m + 8 = 72
m = 16
5 40
7 56
9 72
Write an equation for the table using the variables p and c.
c = 8p
8p = c
You bought a magazine for $5 and 4 erasers. You spent a total of $25. How much did each eraser cost?
Write an equation for this situation.
4x + 5 = 25
25 = 4x + 5