Vocab
Making Equations
px+q=r
p(x+q)=r
Word Problems
100

A number, variable, or numbers and variables multiplied together is called a _______ . 

term

100

Make an equation in the form px+q=r: Alicia has $50 in her bank account. She earns twice the amount as Lilly does selling boxes of cookies. Alicia ends up with $110 in her bank account after she sells the cookies. Let x be the amount Lilly earns selling cookies.

2x + 50 = 110

100

Solve for x: 3x + 12 = 18 

x = 2

100

Solve for x: 2(x-9)=10

x = 14

100

Aliyah had some candy to give to her four children. She first took ten pieces for herself and then evenly divided the rest among her children. Each child received two pieces. With how many pieces did she start?

18 pieces

200

A number that is multiplied by the variable in an expression or equation is called a ______ . 

coefficient

200

Write an equation in the form px+q=r: A baby giraffe weighed 132 pounds at birth. He gained weight at a steady rate for the first 7 months until his weight reached 538 pounds. Let x be how many pounds the giraffe gained each month.

132 + 7x = 538

200

Solve for x: -7x + 14 = 28

x = -2

200

Solve for x: 1/5(x+10)=3

x = 5

200

You bought a magazine for $5 and four erasers. You spent a total of $25. How much did each eraser cost?

$5

300

A fixed value in an expression or an equation is called a _____ . 

constant

300

Write an equation in the form px+q=r: An online retailer charges $6.99 plus $0.55 per pound to ship electronics purchases. Let x be how many pounds a DVD player is that costs $11.94 to ship. 

6.99 + 0.55x = 11.94

300

Solve for x: 9x - 7 = -7

x = 0

300
Solve for y: 6(2y-10)=48

y = 9

300

Sumalee won 40 super bouncy balls playing horseshoes at her school's game night. Later, she gave two to each of her friends. She only has 8 remaining. How many friends does she have?

16 friends

400

A letter that represents an unknown value is called a ______ . 

variable

400

 Write an equation in the form px+q=r: Paulo has $145 in his savings account. He earns $36 each week mowing lawns. Let x be how many weeks until Paulo has $433 saved.

145 + 36x = 433

400

Solve for x: 8x - 24 = -64

x = -5

400

Solve for x: 3(x-4) = 9

x = 7

400

Jill sold half of her comic books and then bought sixteen more. She now has 36. With how many did she begin?

40 comic books

500

Which property implies that regardless of how numbers are grouped, the final sum of the numbers will remain the same.

associative property

500

Write an equation in the form px-q=r: Madison and her sister received the same amount of money to go out to eat. Each girl spent $13. After lunch, the girls had a total of $4. Let x be how much money each girl received. 

2x - 26 = 4

500

Solve for a: -9a + 11 = -43

a = 6

500

Solve for b: -4(6b--3) = -36

b = 1

500

The Cooking Club made some pies to sell at a basketball game to raise money for the new math books. The cafeteria contributed four pies to the sale. Each pie was then cut into five pieces and sold. There were a total of 60 pieces to sell. How many pies did the club make?

8 pies