5h + 2 + 2h = 23
h = 3
Mr. Cushing bought 7 t-shirts for a total of $126. Each t-shirt cost the same amount. How many t-shirts did Mr. Cushing buy?
n - # of t-shirts 7n = 126 n = 18 Each t-shirt cost $18
Mr. Loucks goes to the grocery store and purchases 17 bags of raisins and a $3 jar of peanut butter. His total cost was $37. What was the cost for a bag of raisins?
r - cost of a bag of raisins 17r + 3 = 37 r = 2 Each bag of raisins cost $2
Simplify. 7(-3t + 8) - 5t + 4
-26t + 60
When you count by ones from many integer, 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.