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100
5x + 2 = 27
What is 5
100
20 + g + g = 14
What is -3
100
4y + 15 = 6y - 11
What is 13
100
write an equation AND solve: What number multiplied by -4 equals -16?
What is 4
100
Find three consecutive integers whose sum is 141.
What are 45, 47, and 49
200
(7/8)p - 4 = 10
What is 16
200
8 = 8p + 13 - 3p
What is -1
200
4( h + 2 ) = 3( h - 2 )
What is -14
200
Thirteen subtracted from a number is -5. Find the number.
What is 8
200
Eli took the fleet of 8 vans for oil changes. All of the vans needed windshield wipers which cost $24 per van. The total bill was $432. Write and equation to find out what each oil change cost. Solve the equation.
What is 8( v + 24 ) = 432. $30
300
x + 2 = 12
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What is 70
300
4( -2d - 3 ) = 12
What is -3
300
6( 4r + 2 ) = 3( 8r + 4 )
What is identity or all real numbers
300
A plumber finished 3 jobs on Tuesday. The first 2 only cost the owner the $45 trip fee because they took very little time to complete. For the third job, the plumber charge the trip fee plus 6 times his hourly rate. If the plumber received a total of $303 for the day, what is the hourly rate?
What is 45 + 45 + 45 + 6h = 303. $28 per hour.
300
Jed is looking at 2 different lawn-care companies to weed and mulch his flower beds. Greenscape charges $100 for the mulch plus $12 per hour for labor. DJ's charges $23 per hour including mulch. What is the minimum number of hours the job could be for DJs to have the better deal? Write an equation AND solve.
What is 100 + 12h = 23h. 9 or 9.1 hours.
400
-d/6 + 12 = -7
What is 114
400
-14 = -4( 9x - 1 )
What is 1/2
400
3( w - 2 ) + 2w = -4 + w + 2
What is 1
400
The selling price of a TV in a store is $66 less than 3 times the wholesale price. If the selling price of a TV is $899, write and solve an equation to find the wholesale price of the TV.
What is w = wholesale price. 3w - 66 = 899. $321.67
400
6 times the sum of a number and 3 is 12 less than 12 times the number. Write and solve and equation to find the number.
What is 6(n + 3) = 12n - 12. 5.
500
1/2 = (1/2)y +3
What is -5
500
3k - 7 = 16 ------- 5
What is 29
500
2x - 3 + 8 = 5( x + 2 ) - 2x ------- 5
What is -1
500
The formula for the perimeter of a rectangle is P = 2l + 2w. The perimeter of a certain rectangle is 158.5 cm. The length of the rectangle is 42.5 cm. What is the width of the rectangle?
What is 36.75.
500
A triangle with equal sides and a square have the same perimeters. The length of a side of the triangle is 2x + 2. The length of a side of the square is x + 8. Write and solve and equation to find x.
What is 3(2x + 2) = 4(x + 8). x = 13.