Verbal Equations
The sum of five times a number and three is the same as fifteen.
5x+3=15
-t/16=-7/8
t=14
|3m-n|; m=-8, n=4
28
Are these ratios proportional?
27/45; 3/5
yes!
3x+2y=9; for y
y=(9-3x)/2
Four times the difference of b and six is equal to b squared.
4(b-6)=b^2
f/3-9.2=3.5
f=38.1
4|7m+3p|+4n; m=-8, n=4, p=-12
384
4/9=a/45
a=20
m=2/5y+n; for y
y=5/2(m-n)
One half of m cubed is the same as four times m minus nine.
1/2m^3=4m-9
8m+7=5m+16
m=3
|x-6|=11
x=-5,17
3/8=21/t
t=56
A=(a+b+c)/3; for b
b=3A-a-c
One third of the difference of six times a number and two is the quotient of five and three. What is the number?
1/3(6x-2)=5/3
x=7/6
-2(b-3)-4=18
b=-8
|-4w+2|=14
x=-3,4
(x-8)/7=(x+12)/3
x=-27
2w-y=7w-2z; for w
w=(2z-y)/5
Amelia wants to create an outdoor rectangular kennel. The length will be three feet more than twice the width. Find the length of the width if Amelia has 54 feet of fencing.
w=8 ft
l=19 ft
4(3w-2)=8(2w+3)
w=-8
|2b/3+8|=20
b=18,-42
A new stadium is being built at WCA. The length of the turf on the blueprint is 12 inches. You the scale 3/4in=5ft to find the actual length of the turf.
80 ft
The formula C=6p+200 gives C, the total cost of hosting a birthday party for p people at Handel's ice cream. Kate can spend $350 on the birthday party. How many people can she invite?
25 people