Writing Two-Step Equations
A truck rental company charges a weekend rate of $50 plus $8 for each hour a tuck is rented. You have a total of $146 to spend on a truck rental. Write an equation that best represents x, the number of hours you can rent a truck.
What is 8x + 50 = 146?
Model the equation 3x + 3 = 9.
What is x x x 111 = 111111111?
Solve for x in the equation 3x + 3 = 9.
What is x = 2?
A truck rental company charges a weekend rate of $50 plus $8 for each hour a tuck is rented. You have a total of $146 to spend on a truck rental. Write an equation that best represents x, the number of hours you can rent a truck.
What is x = 12?
Jon's backpack weighs 9 pounds which is 3 pounds less than twice the weight of Mia's backpack. Write an equation that represents x, the weight of Mia's backpack in pounds.
What is 2x - 3 = 9?
Model the equation 12 = -1 + 4x.
What is 111111111111 = -1 xxxx?
Solve for x in the equation 12 = -1 + 4x.
What is x = 3.25?
Jon's backpack weighs 9 pounds which is 3 pounds less than twice the weight of Mia's backpack. Write an equation that represents x, the weight of Mia's backpack in pounds.
What is x = 6?
Michelle has 100 colts cash. She wants to purchase a drink and some pencils. The drink costs 10 colts cash and each pencil cost 4.50 colts cash. Write an equation that represents x, how many pencils Michelle can buy.
What is 4.50x + 10 = 100?
Model the equation -5 - 2.5x = -10.
What is -1-1-1-1-1 -x-x-1/2x = -1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1?
Solve for x in the equation -5x - 2.5x = -10.
What is x = 2?
Michelle has 100 colts cash. She wants to purchase a drink and some pencils. The drink costs 10 colts cash and each pencil cost 4.50 colts cash. Write an equation that represents x, how many pencils Michelle can buy.
What is x = 20?
Rosie paid $400 to a gym. This included a registration fee of $129.50 and $35 for each time she used a personal trainer. Write an equation that represents p, the number of times Rosie used a personal trainer.
What is 35p + 129.50 = 479.50?
Model the equation -1.5x + 6 = 3.
What is -1x-1/2x 111111 = 111?
Solve for b in the equation b/2 + 6 = 3.
What is b = -6?
Rosie paid $400 to a gym. This included a registration fee of $129.50 and $35 for each time she used a personal trainer. Write an equation that represents p, the number of times Rosie used a personal trainer.
What is p = 10?
Before getting a haircut, Harry's hair was 5.5 inches long. After the haircut, it is 3.25 inches long. Harry's hair grows 0.5 inch per month. Write an equation that can be used m, the number of months since Harry's last haircut.
What is 0.5m + 3.25 = 5.5?
Model the equation -11 = -21x - (-10).
What is -1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1 = -1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1 1111111111.
Solve for z in the equation -11 = -z/3 - (-10).
What is x = 63?
Before getting a haircut, Harry's hair was 5.5 inches long. After the haircut, it is 3.25 inches long. Harry's hair grows 0.5 inch per month. Write an equation that can be used m, the number of months since Harry's last haircut.
What is m = 4.5?