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100
Solve for x: 4x + 3 = 19
What is x=4
100
10% of 240
What is 24?
100
Evaluate (r - 12) x 2 when r = 20
What is 16?
100
Write the equation you would use to solve the following problem: Sally ate a fourth of the candy and now there are 13 pieces left. How much candy did she start with?


State what your variable represents.

What is x/4=13? Where x is the amount of candy she started with.
100
On Monday, Martin packed 927 pieces of fruit for shipping. If he packed 250 apples and 302 oranges, how many pears did he pack?
What is 375 pears?
200
Solve for x: 4(x+5)=-12
What is x=-8
200
35 is 50% of this number
What is 70?
200
What is the value of the expression z - y when y = 13 and z = 16
What is 3?
200

Write an equation you would use to solve the following problem: Thirty five actors auditioned for a play. Ten actors won roles in the play. One third of the actors who did not win roles were alternates. How many actors were alternates?

State what your variable represents.

What is 3x + 10 = 35? Where x is the number of alternates.
200
Figs cost $2.96 a pound. Kathy bought 3.2 pounds. Determine the cost of the figs.
What is $9.47?
300
Solve for x: 8x + 4x - 3 = 3(24 - x)
What is x=5?
300
45% of what is 9?
What is 20?
300
The value of the expression for (r - 13) x 2 when r = 15.
What is 4?
300

Write an equation you would use to solve the following problem: Kate bought lollipops for a party. If 60% of the lollipops are cherry flavored and there are 45 cherry lollipops, how many lollipops are in the bag?

State what your variable represents.

What is 0.6x = 45? Where x is the total number of lollipops.
300
Regina buys a bag of oranges for $2.88. The average cost of an orange is $0.12. How many oranges did Regina buy?
What is 24 oranges?
400
Solve for x: 13 + x/4 - x/2 = 17
What is x=-16?
400
53% of what is 318
What is 600?
400
n to the power of 3 when n = 20
What is 8000?
400

Write an equation you would use to solve the following problem: You have three consecutive even numbers. You add the two smallest and then subtract half of the third and the result is 39. What was the largest number?

State what your variable represents.

What is (x - 4) + (x - 2) - x/2 = 39? Where x represents the largest number.


OR

What is x + (x + 2) - (x + 4)/2 = 39? Where x represents the smallest number.

400
Ty works in a nursery. He plants lilies in 12 rows of 8 and ivy in 15 rows of 14. How many does he plant in all?
What is 306 plants?
500
Solve for t: 7t - 2(2t - 3) = 5(9 - 2t)
What is t=3
500
35% of 74 is (no calculators allowed)
What is 25.9?
500
3(m + 1) x 2 + (10 x m), when m = 4
What is 70?
500

Write an equation you would use to solve the following problem: Fred is 4 years older than Joe. The sum of double Joe's age and triple Fred's age is 72. What is Joe's age?

State what your variable represents.

What is 3x + 2(x - 4) = 72? Where x is Fred's age.


OR

What is 3(x + 4) + 2x = 72? Where x is Joe's age.

500
Sarah bought 3 tacos for $0.59 each and 4 burritos for $0.89 each. How much change Sarah would get from a $10 bill?
What is $4.67?