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Math Spiral 22: Expressions & Equations

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Question 1

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Directions: Write an equation to solve each word problem AND solve the equation for the given variable.

Hint:
• Annotate Total amounts in Red and Parts in Blue.
• Annotate the Dividend in Red, Divisor in Blue, and Qutient in Green.

Pete bought jerseys for his two soccer teams. The website he bought them from let Pete design his own logos for the team. When the jerseys arrived, Pete discovered that 10 of them were done wrong! He now only has 20 jerseys that are done correctly that he can use. Write an equation to determine how many jerseys Pete originally ordered if “J” represents the number of jerseys in the order.

Question 2

2.

Directions: Write an equation to solve each word problem AND solve the equation for the given variable.

Hint:
• Annotate Total amounts in Red and Parts in Blue.
• Annotate the Dividend in Red, Divisor in Blue, and Qutient in Green.

During the white water rafting tour, the tour guide separated all 30 adventurers into 6 groups. If “A” represents the number of adventures per group, write an equation to determine just how many people were in each group.

Question 3

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Directions: Write an equation to solve each word problem AND solve the equation for the given variable.

Hint:
• Annotate Total amounts in Red and Parts in Blue.
• Annotate the Dividend in Red, Divisor in Blue, and Qutient in Green.

The brand new movie theatre was built to have a 300 person seat capacity. During construction, the theater also installed 30 luxurious rows of sofa-reclining seating. Write an equation to determine how many “P” people sat in each row.

Question 4

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Directions: Write an equation to solve each word problem AND solve the equation for the given variable.

Hint:
• Annotate Total amounts in Red and Parts in Blue.
• Annotate the Dividend in Red, Divisor in Blue, and Qutient in Green.

Bill’s $5,000 bank account took a hit today after he withdrew a monstrous sum of money from it. Upon his withdrawal, his savings account only had $50 left. Write an equation to determine how much “M” money Bill had withdrew from his account.