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Word Problems
Solving Equations
Stuff about Mr. B
100

If you were solving this an equation and arrived at the following equation, how many solutions would your equation have?

5=5

Infinitely Many Solutions

100

Bader's Pizza Palace has great pizza!  You can get a large pizza for $12.99 plus $1.50 for each topping.  Write an expression for the cost of a pizza with x toppings.

12.99+1.50x

100

19=10x-11+5x

x=2

100

What is Mr. Bader's first name?

Adam

200

If you were solving this an equation and arrived at the following equation, how many solutions would your equation have?

-7=20

No Solution

200

Batman leaves his house with $500 cash in his pocket.  Every hour, he spends $20.  Write an equation to determine the number of hours it will take until he has only $360 left.

500-20h=360

200

3(2x-1)=7x-11+x

x=4

200

What year did Mr. Bader graduate from high school?

1997

300

If you were solving this an equation and arrived at the following equation, how many solutions would your equation have?

x=11

One solution.

300

A pink balloon is 70 feet in the air and descending at a rate of 3 feet per second.  A blue balloon is 14 feet in the air and rising at a rate of 4 feet per second.  Write an equation to determine how many seconds it will take for the balloons to have the same height.

70-3x=14+4x

300

Write your answer as a reduced improper fraction:

3/4x-2/5=3

x=32/3

300

Mr. Bader has 5 brothers and 1 sister.  Guess any of their names.

Amy, Dan, Luke, Mark, John, Andy

400

If you were solving this an equation and arrived at the following equation, how many solutions would your equation have?

4x+5=4x-7

No Solution

400

Ryan's tutoring service charges a one time fee of $50 plus $10 for each hour of tutoring.  Natalie's tutoring service just charges $18 per hour.  After how many hours of tutoring will the services charge the same amount?

They will charge the same after 5 hours.

400

(x+10)/3=(x+7)/2

x=-1

400

Mr. Bader taught at a nearby high school from 2003 to 2009.  Guess the high school.

Proviso East

500

If you were solving this an equation and arrived at the following equation, how many solutions would your equation have?

8-x=4+x

One solution.

(x=2 is the solution)


500

(x+2)/5-4=12

x=72

500

How many push ups do you think Mr. Bader can do in a row?

Let's see!