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2x+3=17

x=7

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If 3x+7=25, Then what does 

x/3+4

x/3+4=6

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Lilly earned $30 from babysitting and now has $110 in total. Write and solve an equation to determine how much money Lily had saved before babysitting.

x+30=110

x=80

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3x-14=22

x=12

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x/4-2=1

x=12

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If -x/3 +4 =12, what is 

-x+4

x=28

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Oliver’s School Project Time: Oliver’s recent school project took 2 hours more than twice the time his previous project took. This one took 10 hours to complete. Write and solve an equation to find how long his previous project took.

2x+2=12

x=5

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If 12x-34=74, What does 

x/9+3

x=4

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2/3x=24

x=36

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If 2x+5=21, then what does 

3/2x+3

x=15

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Mia’s new cookie recipe uses 4 cups more than twice the amount of flour used in her previous recipe. This new recipe uses 12 cups of flour. Write and solve an equation to find how many cups of flour her previous recipe used.

2x+4=12

x=4

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Ava has three times as many books as she had last year, plus an additional 5 books. This year, she has a total of 50 books. Write and solve an equation to find how many books Ava had last year.

3x+5=50

x=15

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(3x)/2+4=28

x=16

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If 4/5*x+4=20, what is 

-x-5?

x=-25

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Ethan’s Pizza Dough: Ethan made a pizza dough that took four-thirds of the time it took him to prepare last time, plus 16 minutes. This time, the dough took him 1 hour (60 minutes). Write and solve an equation to find how long it took him to prepare the pizza dough last time.

4/3x+16=60

x=33

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Jake earns twice his hourly wage in overtime pay, plus an additional $30 for a bonus. This week, his total paycheck was $210. Write and solve an equation to find out Jake’s regular hourly wage.

2x+30=210

x=90

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-3/4x-2=-2

x=0

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If 2/3*x+3/2=15/2, What is 

12x+4/3

x=109 1/3 Or 328/3

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Sophia’s latest sewing project took five-sixths of the time her previous project took, plus 15 minutes. This project took her 1 hour and 45 minutes (105 minutes) to complete. Write and solve an equation to find how long her previous project took.

5/6x+15=105

x=108

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5/7x+11/4=27.75

x=35