One Step Equations
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100
Solve and check. 14d = 154
d = 11
100
8x - 1 = 63
x = 8
100
13 + 6n = 67
n = 9
100
An online retailer charges $6.99 plus $0.55 per lb to ship electronics purchases. How many pounds is a DVD player for which the shipping charge is $11.94? Write an equation AND answer in a sentence.
6.99 + .55x = 11.94 It weighs 9 lbs.
200
.6x = 3.6
x = 6
200
-1 + 8a = -129
a = -16
200
A group of 9 friends takes a white-water rafting trip. The total price of the trip before any discounts is $810. Each person in the group receives a student discount. The total price with the discount is $729. How much is the discount per person?
The discount is $9 per person. (on a quiz or test I would want a complete sentence with units!)
200
Paulo has $145 in his savings account. He earns $36 per week mowing lawns. If Paulo saves all of his earnings, how many weeks will it take him to have $433? Write an equation and answer in a sentence.
145 + 36x = 433, It will take him 8 weeks.
300
x + 1.6 = 0.8
x = -.8
300
-6 + (n/14) = -5
n = 14
300
You divide a stack of fliers for the Food Drive into 6 smaller stacks for volunteers to distribute. Each smaller stack contains 15 fliers. What is the total number of fliers distributed?
90 fliers are distributed. (complete sentence with units!)
300
Mrs. Jackson earned a $500 bonus for signing a one-year contract to work as a nurse. Her salary is $22 per hour. If her first week's check including the bonus is $1,204, how many hours did she work? Write an equation AND answer in a sentence.
500 + 22x = 1204, She worked 32 hours.
400
209,668 = 989x
x = 212
400
-8k + 3 = -125
k = 16
400
An engineer receives a promotion that includes a raise of $4500 in her annual salary. Her new salary is $50,750. What was the engineer's salary before the promotion?
Before the promotion, her salary was $46,250. (complete sentence with units!)
400
It costs $12 to attend a golf clinic with a local pro. Buckets of golf balls for practice during the clinic cost $3 each. How many buckets can you buy at the clinic if you have $30 to spend? Write an equation AND solve. Answer in a sentence
12 + 3x = 30, x = 6, You can buy 6 buckets of golf balls.
500
(x / 525) = -643
x = -337,575
500
(d/12) + 25 = 29
d = 48
500
Your family is taking a long-distance road trip. You begin with 16 gallons of gas in the tank. Your car uses 3 gallons of gas per hour of driving. YOu will need to stop for gas when there is 1 gallon left in the tank. After how many hours will you need to stop to refuel?
You will have to stop after 5 hours. (complete sentence with units!)
500
MOrgan subscribes to a website for processing her digital pictures. The subscription is $5.95 per month and 4 by 6 inch prints are $0.19 each. How many prints did Morgan purchase if the charge for January was $15.83? Write an equation AND answer in a sentence
5.95 + .19x = 15.83, She bought 52 prints.