Inverse Operations
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What is the inverse of addition?
Subtraction
100
6x = 12
x = 2
100
2b + 13 = 31
b = 9
100
How many bottles of juice can you buy with $20 if one bottle cost $2?
10 bottles
100
Mandy has $20 to spend on lunch for herself and her two friends. After she paid, she had $2 left. How much was each lunch?
$6
200
What is the inverse of subtraction?
Addition
200
b - 19 = 25
b = 44
200
16b + 99 = 771
b = 42
200
Last Friday, Alex had $42.22. Over the weekend he spent some money at the movies. He now has 20.00. How much money did he spend at the movies?
$22.22
200
Mariah needs to buy hamburger and hamburger buns. She has $18. The hamburger cost $10. If each package of buns cost $2, how many packages of buns can she buy?
Four packages of buns
300
What is the inverse of multiplication?
Division
300
b / 5 = 13
b = 65
300
b / 2 + 13 = 20
b = 14
300
Andy is packing for a trip. He needs to pack 5 pairs of shorts, but he only has 3 pair. How many pairs of shorts does he have to buy?
2 pairs
300
Trenetta has $100 to spend at three stores. Before she goes to the stores, she buys $40 in gas. How much will she spend at the three stores?
$20 each
400
What's the inverse of division?
Multiplication
400
b - 13 = 80
93
400
24 + 9b = 51
b = 3
400
Tia is running a race a 10K race. She has already run 2.5 km. How much further does she have left to run?
7.5 km
400
Armani will stay until 2:17PM. It is now 2:04 PM. How many more minutes will he stay?
13 minutes
500
In the problem, 7x - 5 = 16, what would I do first? Why?
I would add 5 to both sides and do 5 plus 16 because addition is the opposite of subtraction, and I need to get rid of the minus 5.
500
82b = 6396
b = 78
500
2 - 6b = 32
b = -5
500
On Thursday, Mia had $52.00. Over the weekend she did some chores around the house and got paid for it. She now has $100. How much did she get paid? What are you trying to find? What would be the variable?
I am trying to find how much Mia got paid for the chores. A good variable would be "c" for chores or "p" for paid.
500
Nancy has $42 dollars. She will spend $9 on herself, and then split the rest between her 3 children. How much will each child get?
$11