Exploring Adding and Subtracting Rational Expressions

This video tutorial covers solving two-step equation word problems. It includes examples such as distributing students in math classes, sharing colored pencils, calculating cookie sales profit, using a coffee gift card, determining ages, dividing raffle money, counting candy, building tree house steps, renting umbrellas, and making brownie pans. Each problem is solved step-by-step, demonstrating how to define variables, set up equations, and find solutions.

If there are 221 students in seventh grade, with one class having 32 students and the rest equally sized, how many students are in each of the equally sized classes?

• 25

• 31

• 27

• 29

Mr. Marcos has 429 colored pencils and splits them equally among 25 students, with 4 pencils left over. How many pencils does each student get?

• 17

• 18

• 16

• 15

Ella sells cookies for $4 per dozen and pays $10 for ingredients. If she makes a profit of $66, how many dozens of cookies did she sell?

• 19

• 17

• 21

• 15

Nick has a $45 coffee gift card and buys the same latte six times, leaving him with $18. What is the price of each latte?

• $4.50

• $4.75

• $4.00

• $4.25

Beth is 14 years old, which is 4 years older than two-thirds of Milo's age. How old is Milo?

• 10

• 14

• 12

• 15

Mr. Jenkins won $500 in a raffle and gave some money to his three children, leaving him with $20. How much did each child receive?

• $150

• $140

• $160

• $170

Natalie added 20 pieces of candy to a bowl. Two days later, half of the candy is gone, leaving 14 pieces. How many pieces were in the bowl before she added 20?

• 6

• 8

• 12

• 10

Ryan has 18 feet of wood and uses 3/4 of a foot for each ladder step, leaving him with 15 feet. How many steps did he make?

• 3

• 5

• 4

• 2

Madison rents out beach chairs and umbrellas. She made $130 from chairs and the rest from renting 23 umbrellas, totaling $567. How much does she charge per umbrella?

• $20

• $19

• $18

• $17

Trish and Rachel made a total of 84 brownie squares. Rachel made 5 pans, each cut into 12 squares. How many pans did Trish make?

• 3

• 2

• 4

• 1