Solving Equations

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16 questions
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Select all the expressions equivalent to 2(x + 3)

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If 2(x + 3) = 10, what is the value of x?

For questions 3-6, match the situation to an equation
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When Oscar's bag is empty it weighs 3 pounds. When it has 5 books inside it weighs 17 pounds. How much does each book weigh?

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Three rectangles are each five feet long. What amount, x, could be added to each of them for their combined length to equal 18 feet?

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Five boxes weigh 17 pounds in total. Each one has three pounds of food and a book. How much does the book weigh?

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Andre has 3 times as many pencils as Gloria and he also has 5 pens. He has 17 pens and pencils all together. How many pencils does Andre have?

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How many pencils does Gloria have?

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Which equation/s have 0 as a solution?

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Solve It! You are buying movie tickets online for a group of your friends. You have to enter the number of tickets you want on the screen shown. You are using a debit card to pay for the tickets and have a total of $45 to spend. How many tickets can you buy? Enter only a number.

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Solve: 7p + 8p - 12 = 59

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There is a 12-foot fence on one side of a rectangular garden. The gardener has 44 feet of fencing to enclose the other three sides. What is the length of the gardener's longer dimension?

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Solve:

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Explain: How would you solve the equation? Place the steps below in the correct order.

  1. Add 4 to each side of the equation.
  2. Divide each side of the equation by 3.
  3. Divide each side of the equation by 7.
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Explain: How would you solve the equation? Place the steps below in the correct order.

  1. Add 4 to each side of the equation.
  2. Multiply each side of the equation by -9/2. (This is equivalent to dividing each side of the equation by -2/9.)
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Solve 1.2 = 2.4 - 0.6x