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7 less than some number equals 4
What is x – 7 = 4
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Brittany scored 23 points in her last basketball game. This is 5 less than twice what she scored in her first game. How many points did Brittany score in her first game? Write an equation for each problem. Describe what the variable represents.
What is 2p - 5 = 23, where p is the number of points Brittany scored in the first game.
100
Empire School bought new computers and printers. The computers and printers together cost more than $1600. The printers cost $350.00. What do we know about the cost of the computers? Write an inequality for each problem. Describe what the variable represents.
What is c + 350 > 1600, where c represents the cost of computers
100
4n=28 Graphic1 Which describes how the number of miles he rode changed each week?
What is n=7
200
14 more than some number equals 21
What is x + 14 = 21
200
Chelsea paid $30 for a taxi ride on a return trip to the airport. This includes a $5 discount she received on the trip from the airport. The taxi ride costs $2 per mile. How many miles is the trip? Write an equation for each problem. Describe what the variable represents.
What is 2m - 5 = 30, where m is the number of miles in the trip.
200
Kellie earned $5 per hour to baby-sit and $10 to do chores. She earned more than $50 last week. How many hours did Kellie baby-sit last week?
What is 5b + 10> 50, where b represents the hours she baby-sits
200
10w-18=42
What is w=6
300
30 divided by some number equals 6
What is 30 ÷ w = 6
300
Dia took many rolls of film while on vacation. Each roll cost $4 to develop. Dia paid $35, which includes the cost of a $7 album and to the cost to develop the rolls of film. How many rolls of film did Dia take? Write an equation for each problem. Describe what the variable represents.
What is 4h + 7 = 35, where h represents the number of rolls of film.
300
Colleen needs at least 25 hours to complete her science project during the school week. In two days, she has worked 8 hours. How many hours each day should Colleen work to complete her science project?
What is 3h + 8 ≥ 25, where h represents the number of hours Colleen should work each for 3 days
300
42+6h=84
What is h=7
400
product of some number and 3 is less than 20
What is 3h < 20
400
Charles participated on a race to help raise funds for his class trip. Ms. Flowers pledged $3 per mile. Mr. Smith gave Charles $2. Charles had $50 after the race. How many miles did Charles run? Write an equation for each problem. Describe what the variable represents.
What is 3x + 2 = 50, where x is the number of miles run
400
Amber is 12 inches shorter than her father is. Their heights together are at most 140 inches. What is the tallest that Amber could possibly be?
What is t + t + 12 ≤ 140, where t represents Amber’s height
400
7m-35=5+2m
What is m=8
500
some number plus 7 is greater than 30
What is m + 7 > 30
500
Charnae joined a book club for $8. The cost of each book she buys is $3.00. Charnae spent $29 on her first order. How many books did she buy in her first order? Write an equation for each problem. Describe what the variable represents.
What is 3x + 8 = 29, where x is the number of books she bought
500
Candace needs at least 1200 milligrams of calcium each day. She eats an orange and drinks milk to get her calcium. Each orange furnishes 52 milligrams of calcium and milk furnishes 380 milligrams of calcium for each cup. How many cups of milk should Candace drink each day?
What is 380c + 52 ≥ 1200, where c represents the number of cups of milk Candace should drink each day
500
4k+44=10k-10
What is k=9