Solving Literal Equations

By Rebecca Entrekin
Last updated over 2 years ago
18 Questions
1.

What goes in this box?

2.

What goes in this box?

3.

What goes in this box?

4.

What goes in this box?

5.

How many liters of water are in Tank A after 4 minutes?

6.

How many liters of water are in Tank A after 80 seconds?

7.

How many liters of water are in Tank A after m minutes? (Write as an equation with numbers and variables but no units.)

8.

How many minutes have passed, m, when Tank A contains 151 Liters?

9.

How many minutes have passed, m, when Tank A contains 191.5 Liters?

10.

How many minutes have passed, m, when Tank A contains 270.25 Liters?

11.

How many minutes have passed, m, when Tank A contains p Liters?

12.

How many liters of water remain in the tank after 30 seconds?

13.

How many liters of water remain in the tank after 7 minutes?

14.

How many liters of water remain in the tank after t minutes? (Write as an equation with numbers and variables but no units.)

15.

For how many minutes, t, has the water been draining when Tank B contains 75 Liters?

16.

For how many minutes, t, has the water been draining when Tank B contains 32.5 Liters?

17.

For how many minutes, t, has the water been draining when Tank B contains 18 Liters?

18.

For how many minutes, t, has the water been draining when Tank B contains v Liters?