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Word Problem Setups

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Question 1

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Write setup of #1: John has twice as much as Mary.

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Question 2

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Yarden has 10 more than twice as many cats as Josie.

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Question 7

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On average, twice as many people die each day from cigarette smoking than from heart attacks (hypothetical). The number of people who die from vaping each day is 2000 more than half of those who die from smoking.

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Question 8

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I started 50 feet ahead of my older brother in a race. He is 3 times as fast as I am. Let x be time.

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Question 13

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Find 5 consecutive multiples of 2.7.

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Question 14

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One number is 12 more than the other.

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Question 19

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The first number is 12 more than twice the second number. The third number is half of the first number. The fourth number is 4 less than 3 times the third number.

Question 20

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Jolie makes $20 per hour plus a weekly bonus of $100. Risa makes $15 per hour plus a weekly bonus of $150. Adaya makes $50 per hour.

Question 21

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The average teacher makes $75,000 per year but spends $3,000 per month on their mortgage and utilities. The average football player makes $1,500,000 per year but spends $25,000 per month on housing. Let months be your variable.

Question 3

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Marty scored 5 less points than Kemp. Amber scored 4 more than twice as much as Marty.

Question 4

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Blaine has seen 5 less movies than twice as much as Asher.

Question 5

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The length of a rectangle is triple the width.

Question 6

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The perimeter of a rectangle is 10 more than twice the area.

Question 9

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Naomi M.’s hourly pay is $20 more than half of Naomi B’s hourly pay.

Question 10

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Three consecutive integers.

Question 11

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Two consecutive even numbers.

Question 12

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Three consecutive multiples of 4.

Question 15

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Two numbers have a difference of 12. A: x B: _____

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Liza and Rachel’s ages add up to 100. Liza: x Rachel: _____

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One number is ½ of the sum of the other number and 7. A: _ B: _

Question 18

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The first number is ⅔ of the second number. The third number is ½ of the second number. 1st: ___ 2nd: _ 3rd: ___