Distribute and Solve Equations
5(4 + 4p) = 180
x = 8
Abe rented a bike from Perry's Bikes. It cost $10 plus $2 per hour. If Abe paid $24, then she rented the bike for how many hours?
7 hours
Julio spent half of his weekly allowance buying pizza. To earn more money his parents let him wash the car for $9. What is his weekly allowance if he ended with $18?
$18
4(6m - 1) = -172
m = -7
2 + 9a = 164
a = 18
You had $22 to spend on three notebooks. After buying them you had $10. How much did each notebook cost?
$4
Natalie was going to sell all of her stamp collection to buy a video game. After selling half of them she changed her mind. She then bought thirteen more. How many did she start with if she now has 37?
48 stamps
4(-2 + a) = -80
a = -18
20 + 2x = 58
x = 19
For a field trip 6 students rode in cars and the rest filled eight buses. How many students were in each bus if 470 students were on the trip?
58 students
m/-11 + 1 = -10
m= 121
Half of your baseball card collection got wet and was ruined. You bought 14 cards to replace some that were lost. How many did you begin with if you now have 28?
28 cards
-10(x + 1) = 60
x = -7
35n + 40 = -135
n = -5
You had $25 to spend on eight avocados. After buying them you had $1. How much did each avocado cost?
$3
-3 + x/5 = -1
x = 10
Paul spent half of his weekly allowance on clothes. To earn more money his parents let him wash the car for $5. What is his weekly allowance if he ended with $13?
$16
-8(-6 + n) = -40
n = 11
-20m - 24 = -90
m = 3.3
You bought a magazine for $5 and three notepads. You spent a total of $20. How much did each notepad cost?
$5
- 4 + n/2 = -1
n = 6
James sold half of his comic books and then bought six more. He now has 23. With how many did he begin?
34 comic books