Writing Equations
Tyler sells popcorn at the movies. He arrives at work and sees there are some kernels in the popcorn bin. He pours in 4 more cups of kernels to fill the bin. Then he removes
1.5 cups of kernels. Now there are 6 cups of kernels in the bin.
x= number of cups of kernels when Tyler arrived.
x + 4 - 1.5 = 6
x + 4 - 1.5 = 6
x = 2.4
What is Ms. Shelton's Cats name?
Stevie
Colin has 17 fewer baseball cards than Demi. Demi has 28 cards. Which equations can you use to find n, the number of baseball cards Colin has?
n = 28 – 17
28 = n + 17
17 = 28 – n
Colin has 17 fewer baseball cards than Demi. Demi has 28 cards. How many baseball cards does Colin have?
11 cards
What day is St. Patrick's Day?
March 17
Gabe mails two packages. One package weighs 3/4 as much as the other package. The total weight of the packages is 7 lb. Write an equation to find the weight of the two packages.
x = weight of one package
3/4x = weight of other package
x + 3/4x = 7
x + 3/4x = 7
x = 4
What day does Spring Break start?
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Wanda earned $350 babysitting over the months of July and August. She earned $90 more in AUgust than July. How much did she earn babysitting in July? In August?
x = money earned in July
x + x + 90 = 350
x = 130
Wanda earned $130 in July and $220 in August.
On Saturday, 45% of the music Sean listened to was country songs. She listened to 27 country songs on Saturday. How many songs did Sean listen to on Saturday?
n = total number of songs
0.45 * n = 27
n = 60
Sean listened to 60 songs on Saturday.
What gets wetter the more it dries?
A Towel
In the first 3 innings of a baseball game, the home team scored runs. Then they scored 5 runs more than the number of runs scored in the first 3 innings. The home team scored 9 runs in all, how many runs did they score in the first 3 innings? How many runs did they score in the remainder of the game? Let x = the number of runs in the first 3 innings.
x + (x + 5) = 9
x = 2
The team scored 2 runs in the first 3 innings. The team scored 7 runs in the remainder of the game.
How many runs did they score in the remainder of the game?
The punch bowl at Stacy's party is getting low, so she adds 12 cups of punch to the bowl. Two guests serve themselves 1.25 cups and 2 cups of punch. The punch bowl now contains 11.5 cups of punch. How many cups were in the punch bowl before Stacy refilled it? Let n = number of cups in bowl before Stacy refilled it.
n + 12 - 1.25 - 2 = 11.5
n = 2.75
There were 2.75 cups of punch in the bowl before Stacy refilled it.
What is the only letter that does not appear in any of the names of the 50 states.
Q