4x + 9 > 33
x > 6
WRITE AN EQUATION & SOLVE: Julie is 3 years older than her sister. Julie's age is 11 years old. How old is her sister?
n = Julie's sister's age; n + 3 = 11 ; n = 8 ; Julie's sister is 8 years old.
-x - 3x < 8
x > -2
Ms. Taylor bought 7 Hannah Montana t-shirts for a total of $90.93. Each t-shirt cost the same amount. How much did each Hannah Montana shirt cost?
n = # of t-shirts; 7n = 90.93 ; n = 12.99 ; Each t-shirt cost $12.99
4(y - 2) + y ≤ -13
y ≤ -1
Tyler has 4 boxes of apples. Each box has the same number of apples. After Tyler eats 3 apples, there are 109 apples left in the boxes. How many apples were in each box?
a = # of apples in each box; 4a - 3 = 109 ; a = 28 ; There were 28 apples in each box.
-6(m + 1) + 18 ≥ 24
m ≤ -2
Mr. Bucci goes to the grocery store and purchases 17 bags of raisins and a $2.97 jar of peanut butter. His total cost was $34.76. What was the cost for a bag of raisins?
r = cost of a bag of raisins; 17r + 2.97 = 34.76 ; r = 1.87 ; Each bag of raisins cost $1.87
7k - 8 + 2(k + 12) > 52
k > 4
When you count by ones from any 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.