Negatives
1 Step
2 Step
Story Problem
For funzies
100

-2 + (-5)

-7

100

x + 8 = 50

x = 42

100

2x - 7 = 13

x = 10

100

Ariahna was baking some brownies. She knew that 30 people were coming over to eat the brownies. She wanted to ensure that there was a brownie for everybody. On each sheet she was able to cook 6 brownies. How many sheets will she need to cook to be ready to go for the party?

Ariahna will need 5 sheets of brownies.

100

About how tall was Abraham Lincoln's top hat?

A. 6 inches

B. 7 inches

C. 8 inches

D. 12 inches

7 inches

200

-4 + 9 - 6

-1

200

x - 3 = 9

x = 12

200

3x + 8 = 23

x = 5
200

Coen and Declan are building a house for their friend Alvina. They need 50 nails a day in order to build each step of the house. If, by the end of the project, they used 3,800 nails, how many days did they work to build the house?

They took 76 days

200

What year did Coach A-aron have his stroke?

Hint: between 2012 and 2016 (years in college)

Winter: 2015

300

(-4 x 6) + (-8 x -3)

0

300

5x = 65

13

300

-5x + 9 = 84

x = -15

300

Elle and Nahi want to start a business. They will need some cash. Elle and Nahi got a one time gift from Dayton of $1000. After this, Elle and Nahi work jobs. Together they make $25 per hour. In order to start the business, the duo needs $2200. How many hours will they have to work to achieve their goal?

They will both need to work 48 hours.

300

T or F: A cat ate BOTH of my neighbors birds

True

400

9 - (-5) + 8

22

400

7 - x = 10

x = -3

400

3x + 3x + 8 = 62

x = 9

400

Madden is saving up money for a new video game. This game costs $60. When Madden mows his family's lawn, he earns $15. However, Madden is slightly in debt to his bestie Raider. Madden owes Raider $90. How many times will Madden have to mow his family's lawn to afford paying Raider back AND buying the game he wants?

Madden will have to mow 10 times
400

In 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King delivered a famous speech in Washington D.C. that helped lay some groundwork for the civil rights movement. What was the name of that speech?

I have a dream

500

-5 - 4 + 19 - 4

6

500

-x + 8 = 9

x = -1

500

4x - 2x + 8 = 52 + 8

x = 26

500

Isabella and Kamryn are about to run a race against each other. Both are trying to run 26 miles. However, they didn't have the time to run head to head. So they both ran 26 miles separately and compared times. Isabella got a head start of 5 miles and then ran at 11 miles per hour for the remainder of the race. Kamryn did not get a head start, but was able to run at 15 mph. Who got to the end first and won the race?

Kamryn will finish the race first.

Extra point if you wrote out the following:

5 + 11x = 26

15x = 26

500

Elon Musk was born in what country

South Africa