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100

4(p-1) = 1/2 (p-8)

x=0

100

What property is between these two steps:

1. -4x-10=6x+12
2. 4x+-4x-10=4x+6x+12

Addition Property of equality
Subtraction  Property of equality
Inverse  Property of equality
Communative Property of equality

Addition Property of equality

100

What is the first step to solving this equation?

2+4+x=6

Combine or add the 2+4

100

4x + 9 = 33

One Solution

x = 6

100

Write both the equation and solution:

The school carnival charges a $7 entrance fee and $2 for each game ticket. Olivia spent $31. How many games did Olivia play?

7+2x=31

12 games

200

2(2x-5)=2x-5

answer as a fraction!

x=5/2

200

write the equation for

six less than twice a number is eighteen

2x-6=18

200

What is the first step to solving this equation?

-2(3t-5)=-6t

Distribute the -2 to the parentheses

200

x + 3x = 4x

Infinite Solutions

200

Write both the equation and solution:

A customer buys a fish tank for $40 and several fish for $5 each. The total bill is $70. How many fish did they buy!

40 + 5x = 70

6 fish

300

12+2x+x=9x+6

x=1

300

What is the solution:

6/(y-5) = 8/(y+1)

y=23

300

What is the first step to solving this equation?

x + 4 = 8 + 2x + 4x

Combine or add the 2x and 4x on the right side of the equation

300

4(y - 2) + y = 5y + 2

No Solution

300

Write both the equation and solution:

The student council started with $125 in donations. Then they collected the same amount from each of 8 classrooms. They raised $445 total. How much money did they collect from each classroom?

125 + 8x = 445

$40 from each classroom

400

3(5m-2) = 10m+9

m=3

400

For the first step John combined like terms on the left, write his new equation

-4x + 7 - 6x = 27

-10x + 7 =27

or

7-10x = 27

400

Solve for y:

6x - 2y = 8

y = -4 + 3x

OR

y = 3x - 4

400

-6(m + 1) + 18 = 24

One Solution

m = -2

400

Write both the equation and solution:

A family pays a parking fee of $15 and buys admission tickets that cost $12 each. Their total cost was $99. How many tickets did they buy?

15 + 12x = 99

7  tickets

500
78 = 3c + 12 - c + 4
c = 31
500

write the equation for

four more than the square root of three times a number is seventeen

sqrt(3x) + 4 = 17

500

Solve for b

a = 10b + 3c

b = (a - 3c)/10

500

7k - 8 + 2(k + 12) = 8k - 8 + k + 24

k = 4

500

Write both the equation and solution:

Marcus already read 12 books this year. He plans to read the same number of books each month for the next 6 months. By the end of the challenge, he will have read 48 books. How many books a month will he read?

12 + 6x = 48

6 books

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