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Solve x + 5 = -7. |
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x = -2 |
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x = 2 |
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x = 35 |
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x = -12 |
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2. |
Solve 15 + a = 10. |
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a = -25 |
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a = -5 |
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a = 150 |
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a = 25 |
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Write an equation for the following sentence. Two-thirds of a number is 24. |
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Solve  |
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a = 7 |
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a =  |
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a =  |
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a = 14 |
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5. |
Solve the equation 7 = 2 + 5(z - 2). |
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2 |
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3 |
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Three times the greater of two consecutive odd integers is five less than four times the smaller. Find the two numbers. |
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8, 10 |
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11, 13 |
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15, 17 |
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8, 9 |
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7. |
Solve the equation 2x + y = 6 for y. |
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y = -6 - 2x |
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y = 2x + 6 |
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y = 2x - 6 |
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y = -2x + 6 |
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8. |
Find the final price of a $78 dress that is on sale for 25% off and has a tax of 5.5%. |
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$82.29 |
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$92.14 |
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$61.72 |
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$56.25 |
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9. |
A person biking uphill travels 15 miles in 1hour.
The same person biking downhill travels 15 miles
in  hour. Find this person's average speed. |
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20 mph |
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22.5 mph |
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15 mph |
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30 mph |
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Two trains leave the station at the same time. The first train is traveling north at 55 mph and the second train is traveling south at 35 mph. How long does it take until they are 45 miles apart? |
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1 hour |
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 hour |
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hour |
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 hour |
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Translate the sentence into an equation. Four times the number n is equal to twice the sum of q and r. |
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4n = 2(q + r) |
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4n = 2(q – r) |
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4n = 2q + r |
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4n = q + r |
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Translate the sentence into an equation. Seven times v subtracted from 102 equals 53. |
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7(102 – v) = 53 |
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7v – 102 = 53 |
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102 – 7v = 53 |
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7(102) – v = 53 |
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Solve 9x – 11 = -56. |
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x = -5 |
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x = 5 |
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x = 405 |
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x = -405 |
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14. |
Find three consecutive even integers that have a sum that is zero. |
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-1, 0, 1 |
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-4, 0, 4 |
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2, 4, -6 |
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-2, 0, 2 |
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15. |
Andre mows lawns as a summer job. On average, he can mow 3 lawns in 2 hours and 15 minutes. At this rate, how long would it take Andre to mow 5 lawns? |
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3 hours and 30 minutes |
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3 hours and 58 minutes |
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4 hours and 15 minutes |
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3 hours and 45 minutes |
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The scale of a map is inch = 10 miles. What is the distance between two cities that are  inches apart on the map? |
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90 miles |
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95 miles |
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100 miles |
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80 miles |
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A pair of tickets to a hockey game cost $85.00. If the sales tax is 6%, what is the total price? |
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$58.51 |
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$136.00 |
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$90.31 |
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$90.10 |
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18. |
Solve 4w – x = wy + 10 for w. |
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w = 14 + x – y |
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