Solving Equations Verbal

Scott recently went shopping. He bought jeans for $35 and some shirts that were $7 each. If he spent $63 before tax, how many shirts did he buy?

• x = 4

• x = 5

• x = 3

• x = 4.5

Jim paid a gym membership fee of $50, plus $20 per month. Jim has paid a total of $290 to the gym. Which equation could be used to determine how many months Jim has had his gym membership?

• 50 + 20m = 290

• 20 + 50m = 290

• 50 + 20 = m

• 50m - 20 = 290

Joe’s Canoes charges an initial fee of $25 plus $4 an hour. Callie’s Canoes charges an initial fee of $5 plus $14 an hour. Find the number of hours for which the total amount that both places charge would be the same. (hint: set two cost equal to each other)

• 3 hours

• 4 hours

• 1 hour

• 2 hours

Solve  9 + 3x = 10

• 2/3

• 1/3

• -1/3

• 4

Figure out what n equals in this equation:
6n + 4 = -26

• n=-6

• n= -5

• n= 8

• n= -4

What is the first step for solving this equation?

• Add 6

• Subtract 6

• Times by 4

• Times by -5

Solve for x

• 19

• -9

• -100

• -50

Translate into an algebraic expression.

Two times the difference of a number and four is two. 

• 2x-4=2

• 2(x-4)=2

• 2-x+4=2

Write the verbal sentence as an equation, then solve the equation. "Five minus the product of 2 and a number is 7"

Solve this equation

a - 2.1 = 5.8

• a = 7.9

• a = 3.7

• a = 5.8

• None of these match my answer