It All Adds Up!
m + 12 = 8
m + 12 = 8
m + 12 - 12 = 8 - 12
m = -4
w - 4 = 15
w - 4 = 15
w - 4 + 4 = 15 + 4
w = 19
7m = 63
7m = 63
7m/7 = 63/7
m = 9
Jamie had 9 Jolly Ranchers. He had 20 friends he wanted to give Jolly Ranchers to. How many more Jolly Ranchers does he need to give each friend a Jolly Rancher?
j + 9 = 20
j + 9 - 9 = 20 - 9
j = 11 Jolly Ranchers
Brandon had 14 gift bags for his friends and he evenly split all the candy he bought so that each bag had 8 pieces of candy. How much candy did he split up?
c/14 = 8
c/14 xx 14 = 8 xx 14
c = 112 pieces of candy
h + 7 = 5
h + 7 = 5
h + 7 - 7 = 5 - 7
h = -2
v - 6 = 10
v - 6 = 10
v - 6 + 6 = 10 + 6
v = 16
b/8 = 18
b/8 = 18
b/8 xx 8 = 18 xx 8
b = 144
Olivia is designing 12 yearbook pages. She wants to split up all the school pictures evenly onto the pages so each page has 8 pictures. How many total pictures does Olivia have for the yearbook pages?
p/12 = 8
p/12 xx 12 = 8 xx 12
p = 96 pictures
Fiona was given a Starbucks gift card. She spent $8.95 on the card on some coffees. Her new balance is $36.05. What was the original balance on the card?
g - 8.95 = 36.05
g - 8.95 + 8.95 = 36.05 + 8.95
g = $45.00
c + 2.6 = 8.7
c + 2.6 = 8.7
c + 2.6 - 2.6 = 8.7 - 2.6
c = 6.1
k - 9 = -14
k - 9 = -14
k - 9 + 9 = -14 + 9
k = -5
9p = 126
9p/9 = 126/9
p = 14
Emily had papers to recycle to clean out her binder. She removed 42 papers and now she has 139 papers in her binder. How many papers were originally in her binder?
p - 42 = 139
p - 42 + 42 = 139 + 42
p = 181 papers
Santhosh volunteered 25 minutes per day volunteering for Student Council activities. If he has spent a total of 475 minutes on Student Council activities, how many days did volunteer?
25d = 475
25d/25 = 475/25
d = 19 days
d + 5/6 = 2/3
d + 5/6 = 2/3
d + 5/6 - 5/6 = 2/3 - 5/6
d = 4/6 - 5/6
d = -1/6
j - 7/9 = 2/3
j - 7/9 = 2/3
j - 7/9 + 7/9 = 2/3 + 7/9
j = 6/9 + 7/9
j = 16/9 or 1 7/9
d/6 = 10
d/6 = 10
d/6 xx 6 = 10 xx 6
d = 60
Tulika bought candy at Party City in bulk. She was charged $.12 per ounce. If she spent a total or $3.84, how many ounces of candy did she purchase?
.12c = 3.84
.12c/.12 = 3.84/.12
c = 32 ounces
Erika earned 42 Missionvallopoly points. She needed more Missionvallopoly points to get to the next reward at 60 Missionvallopoly points. How many more points does Erika need to earn?
p + 42 = 60
p + 42 - 42 = 60 - 42
p = 18 points
Nick has some 9 Zotz. He has 17 friends he wants to give Zotz to. If he wants to give each friend a Zot, how many more does he need?
z + 9 = 17
z + 9 - 9 = 17 - 9
z = 8 Zotz
Adwithi has a savings account. She withdrew $175 from her account for her family's vacation. Her new balance is $217. What was her original balance?
s - 175 = 217
s - 175 + 175 = 217 + 175
s = $392
Chibin went to Aqua Adventure. To rent an innertube, it costs $1.50 per hour. He spent a total of $7.50 on innertube rental fees. How many hours did he rent?
1.50i = 7.50
1.5i/1.5 = 7.5/1.5
i = 5 hours
Monica was assigned service hours to complete. She completed 12 of her hours, and now she has 32 hours left to complete. How many hours was she originally assigned?
h - 12 = 32
h - 12 + 12 = 32 + 12
h = 44 hours
Quinn was practicing his French horn 40 minutes per day. If Quinn practiced a total of 640 minutes, how many days did Quinn practice?
40d = 640
40d/40 = 640/40
d = 16 days