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Six times a number is seventy-two
6n = 72
n = 12
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w + 2 = 12
w = 10
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d over 9 = 5
d= 45
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d - 3.6 = 4.9
d= 8.5
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8f - 40 = 24
f = 8
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Mrs. Terry's age less five is thirty-one
t - 5 = 31
t = 36
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y - 7 = 12
y = 19
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3 over 7 n = 24
n = 56
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x + 1/8 = 3/4
x = 5/8
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1/3 f + 9 = 18
f = 27
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Sean bought a soft drink for $2.00 and 4 bags of popcorn. He spent a total of $6.00. How much did each bag of popcorn cost?
2 + 4p = 6
Each bag of popcorn cost $1.00
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r + 1489 = 2500
r = 1011
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25x = 425
x = 17
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c + 4/5 = 7/8
c = 3/40
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p/7 - 14 = 3
p = 119
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Tom sold half his baseball cards. He then got 25 more for his birthday. He now has 150 cards. How many did he begin with?
n/2 + 25 = 150
He began with 250 cards.
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n - 1562 = 2458
n = 4020
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n over 16 = 20
n = 320
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j - 2 1/2 = 4 5/6
j = 7 1/3
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3/8x + 3 = 9
x = 16
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Four added to the product of four-fifths and a number is 16.