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5h + 2 + 2h = 23
h = 3
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2(x + 5) = 14
x = 2
100
Simplify. 8b + 3b
11b
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4x+6x-2x
8x
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WRITE AN EQUATION & SOLVE: Julie is 3 years older than her sister. Julie's age is 11 years old. How old is her sister?
n - Julie's sister's age n + 3 = 11 n = 8 Julie's sister is 8 years old.
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3b + b - 8 = 4
b = 3
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5(d - 2) = 40
d = 10
200
Simplify. 19x - 24x
-5x
200
6x-x+5
5x+5
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Mr. Cross bought 7 t-shirts for a total of $49. Each t-shirt cost the same amount. How many Hannah Montana t-shirts did Mr. Cross buy?
n - # of t-shirts 7n = 49 n = $7 Each t-shirt cost $7.
300
3a + 12 - 6a = -9
a = 7
300
7(4 - t) = -84
t = 16
300
Simplify. 3 + 5(a + 4)
5a + 23
300
5n+10n-3y+6y
15n+3y
300
Tyler has 4 boxes of apples. Each box has the same number of apples. After Tyler eats 3 apples, there are 109 apples left in the boxes. How many apples were in each box?
a - # of apples in each box 4a - 3 = 109 a = 28 There were 28 apples in each box.
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-6 = -3y + 4 + 5y
y = -5
400
-2(x - 9) = -24
x = 21
400
Simplify. - (2b - 4)
-2b + 4
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-3n+5b+2n-3b
-1n+2b
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Mr. Brown goes to the grocery store and purchases 9 bags of raisins and a $3 jar of peanut butter. His total cost was $30. What was the cost for a bag of raisins?
b=$3
500
78 = 3c + 12 - c + 4
c = 31
500
-13(4 + 2a) = 208
a = -10
500
Simplify. 7(t + 8.5) - 5t + 4
2t + 63.5
500
7+12n-6+5y-12n+10-2y
11+3y
500
When you count by ones from many integers, you are counting consecutive integers. Using variables, three consecutive integers are n, n + 1, and n + 2. The sum of three consecutive integers is 48. What are the integers?
n + n + 1 + n + 2 = 48 n = 15 The integers are 15, 16, and 17.