Writing Equations 2

Question 1 of 5

The product of

3

$3$ and

a

$a$ is divided by

4

$4$ and is equal to twice the sum of

a

$a$ and

10

$10$ . Solve for

a

$a$ .

$a =$ $a=$ (-16)

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Inverse Operations

When moving a term to the other side of an equation, the operation is inversed.

Distributive Property

$a$ $a$

(b + c) =

$(b+c)=$ $a$ $a$

b +

$b+$ $a$ $a$

c

$c$

Keywords for Word Problems
Keyword	Meaning
Certain number	Unknown variable ( $x, y, z,$ $x,y,z,$ etc)
is the same as, The answer is, is equal	$=$ $=$
sum, and, plus, more than	$+$ $+$
subtracted, less, minus	$-$ $-$
times, product, multiplied, twice	$\times$ $times$
half of, divide by	$\div$ $divide$

First, form an equation using the information given.

The product of $3$ $3$ and $a$ $a$	is divided by	$4$ $4$	and is equal to	twice	the sum of $a$ $a$ and $10$ $10$
$3 \times a$ $3timesa$	$\div$ $divide$	$4$ $4$	$=$ $=$	$2 \times$ $2times$	$a + 10$ $a+10$

Simplify the equation:

$(3 \times a) \div 4$ $(3timesa)divide4$	$=$ $=$	$2 \times (a + 10)$ $2times(a+10)$

$\frac{3 a}{4}$ $(3a)/4$	$=$ $=$	$2 (a + 10)$ $2(a+10)$

To solve for $a$ $a$ , it needs to be alone on one side.

Start by removing

\frac{1}{4}

$1/4$ by multiplying both sides of the equation by

4

$4$ .

$\frac{3\color{#00880A}{a}}{4}$	$=$ $=$	$2 ($ $2($ $a$ $a$ $+ 10)$ $+10)$

$\frac{3\color{#00880A}{a}}{4}\color{#CC0000}{\times4}$	$=$ $=$	$2 ($ $2($ $a$ $a$ $+ 10)$ $+10)$ $\times 4$ $times4$

$3$ $3$ $a$ $a$	$=$ $=$	$8 ($ $8($ $a$ $a$ $+ 10)$ $+10)$	$\frac{1}{4} \times 4$ $1/4times4$ cancels out

Next, expand the right side of the equation using the Distributive Property.

$3$ $3$ $a$ $a$	$=$ $=$	$8$ $8$ $($ $($ $a$ $a$ $+ 10)$ $+10)$
$3$ $3$ $a$ $a$	$=$ $=$	$8$ $8$ $a$ $a$ $+$ $+$ $8$ $8$ $(10)$ $(10)$
$3$ $3$ $a$ $a$	$=$ $=$	$8$ $8$ $a$ $a$ $+ 80$ $+80$

Now, move

8 a

$8a$ to the other side by subtracting

8 a

$8a$ from both sides of the equation.

$3$ $3$ $a$ $a$	$=$ $=$	$8$ $8$ $a$ $a$ $+ 80$ $+80$
$3$ $3$ $a$ $a$ $- 8 a$ $-8a$	$=$ $=$	$8$ $8$ $a$ $a$ $+ 80$ $+80$ $- 8 a$ $-8a$
$- 5$ $-5$ $a$ $a$	$=$ $=$	$80$ $80$	$8 a - 8 a$ $8a-8a$ cancels out

Finally, remove

- 5

$-5$ by dividing both sides of the equation by

- 5

$-5$ .

$- 5$ $-5$ $a$ $a$	$=$ $=$	$80$ $80$
$- 5$ $-5$ $a$ $a$ $\div - 5$ $divide-5$	$=$ $=$	$80$ $80$ $\div - 5$ $divide-5$
$a$ $a$	$=$ $=$	$- 16$ $-16$	$- 5 \div - 5$ $-5divide-5$ cancels out

a = - 16

$a=-16$

Question 2 of 5

3

$3$ times a number plus

7

$7$ is the same as

5

$5$ times the number minus

9

$9$ . What is the number?

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Inverse Operations

When moving a term to the other side of an equation, the operation is inversed.

Keywords for Word Problems
Keyword	Meaning
Certain number	Unknown variable ( $x, y, z,$ $x,y,z,$ etc)
is the same as, The answer is, is equal	$=$ $=$
sum, and, plus, more than	$+$ $+$
subtracted, less, minus	$-$ $-$
times, product, multiplied, twice	$\times$ $times$
half of, divide by	$\div$ $divide$

First, label the values and form an equation using the information given.

Number

= n

$=n$

$3$ $3$	times	a number	plus	$7$ $7$	is the same as	$5$ $5$	times	the number	minus	$9$ $9$
$3$ $3$	$\times$ $times$	$n$ $n$	$+$ $+$	$7$ $7$	$=$ $=$	$5$ $5$	$\times$ $times$	$n$ $n$	$-$ $-$	$9$ $9$

Simplify the equation:

$(3 \times n) + 7$ $(3timesn)+7$	$=$ $=$	$(5 \times n) - 9$ $(5timesn)-9$
$3 n + 7$ $3n+7$	$=$ $=$	$5 n - 9$ $5n-9$

To solve for $n$ $n$ , it needs to be alone on one side.

Start by moving

3 n

$3n$ to the other side by subtracting

3 n

$3n$ from both sides of the equation.

$3$ $3$ $n$ $n$ $+ 7$ $+7$	$=$ $=$	$5$ $5$ $n$ $n$ $- 9$ $-9$
$3$ $3$ $n$ $n$ $+ 7$ $+7$ $- 3 n$ $-3n$	$=$ $=$	$5$ $5$ $n$ $n$ $- 9$ $-9$ $- 3 n$ $-3n$
$7$ $7$	$=$ $=$	$2$ $2$ $n$ $n$ $- 9$ $-9$	$3 n - 3 n$ $3n-3n$ cancels out

Next, move

9

$9$ to the other side by adding

9

$9$ to both sides of the equation.

$7$ $7$	$=$ $=$	$2$ $2$ $n$ $n$ $- 9$ $-9$
$7$ $7$ $+ 9$ $+9$	$=$ $=$	$2$ $2$ $n$ $n$ $- 9$ $-9$ $+ 9$ $+9$
$16$ $16$	$=$ $=$	$2$ $2$ $n$ $n$	$- 9 + 9$ $-9+9$ cancels out

Finally, remove

2

$2$ by dividing both sides of the equation by

2

$2$ .

$16$ $16$	$=$ $=$	$2$ $2$ $n$ $n$
$16$ $16$ $\div 2$ $divide2$	$=$ $=$	$2$ $2$ $n$ $n$ $\div 2$ $divide2$
$8$ $8$	$=$ $=$	$n$ $n$	$2 \div 2$ $2divide2$ cancels out
$n$ $n$	$=$ $=$	$8$ $8$

The number is

8

$8$ .

Check our work

To confirm our answer, substitute

n = 8

$n=8$ to the original equation.

$3 n + 7$ $3n+7$	$=$ $=$	$5 n - 9$ $5n-9$
$3 (8) + 7$ $3(8)+7$	$=$ $=$	$5 (8) - 9$ $5(8)-9$	Substitute $n = 8$ $n=8$
$24 + 7$ $24+7$	$=$ $=$	$40 - 9$ $40-9$
$31$ $31$	$=$ $=$	$31$ $31$

Since the equation is true, the answer is correct.

8

$8$

Question 3 of 5

A number divided by

4

$4$ plus

6

$6$ equals twice the number minus

15

$15$ . What is the number?

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Inverse Operations

When moving a term to the other side of an equation, the operation is inversed.

Distributive Property

$a$ $a$

(b + c) =

$(b+c)=$ $a$ $a$

b +

$b+$ $a$ $a$

c

$c$

Keywords for Word Problems
Keyword	Meaning
Certain number	Unknown variable ( $x, y, z,$ $x,y,z,$ etc)
is the same as, The answer is, is equal	$=$ $=$
sum, and, plus, more than	$+$ $+$
subtracted, less, minus	$-$ $-$
times, product, multiplied, twice	$\times$ $times$
half of, divide by	$\div$ $divide$

First, label the values and form an equation using the information given.

Number

= x

$=x$

A number	divided by	$4$ $4$	plus	$6$ $6$	equals	twice	the number	minus	$15$ $15$
$x$ $x$	$\div$ $divide$	$4$ $4$	$+$ $+$	$6$ $6$	$=$ $=$	$2 \times$ $2times$	$x$ $x$	$-$ $-$	$15$ $15$

Simplify the equation:

$(x \div 4) + 6$ $(xdivide4)+6$	$=$ $=$	$(2 \times x) - 15$ $(2timesx)-15$

$\frac{x}{4} + 6$ $x/4 +6$	$=$ $=$	$2 x - 15$ $2x-15$

To solve for $x$ $x$ , it needs to be alone on one side.

Start by removing

\frac{1}{4}

$1/4$ by multiplying both sides of the equation by

4

$4$ .

$\frac{\color{#00880A}{x}}{4}+6$	$=$ $=$	$2$ $2$ $x$ $x$ $- 15$ $-15$

$\left(\frac{\color{#00880A}{x}}{4}+6\right)\color{#CC0000}{\times4}$	$=$ $=$	$(2$ $(2$ $x$ $x$ $- 15)$ $-15)$ $\times 4$ $times4$

$x$ $x$ $+ 24$ $+24$	$=$ $=$	$4 (2$ $4(2$ $x$ $x$ $- 15)$ $-15)$	$\frac{1}{4} \times 4$ $1/4times4$ cancels out

Next, expand the right side of the equation using the Distributive Property.

$x$ $x$ $+ 24$ $+24$	$=$ $=$	$4$ $4$ $(2$ $(2$ $x$ $x$ $- 15)$ $-15)$
$x$ $x$ $+ 24$ $+24$	$=$ $=$	$4$ $4$ $(2$ $(2$ $x$ $x$ $) +$ $)+$ $4$ $4$ $(- 15)$ $(-15)$
$x$ $x$ $+ 24$ $+24$	$=$ $=$	$8$ $8$ $x$ $x$ $- 60$ $-60$

Now, move

x

$x$ to the other side by subtracting

x

$x$ from both sides of the equation.

$x$ $x$ $+ 24$ $+24$	$=$ $=$	$8$ $8$ $x$ $x$ $- 60$ $-60$
$x$ $x$ $+ 24$ $+24$ $- x$ $-x$	$=$ $=$	$8$ $8$ $x$ $x$ $- 60$ $-60$ $- x$ $-x$
$24$ $24$	$=$ $=$	$7$ $7$ $x$ $x$ $- 60$ $-60$	$x - x$ $x-x$ cancels out

Then, move

60

$60$ to the other side by adding

60

$60$ to both sides of the equation.

$24$ $24$	$=$ $=$	$7$ $7$ $x$ $x$ $- 60$ $-60$
$24$ $24$ $+ 60$ $+60$	$=$ $=$	$7$ $7$ $x$ $x$ $- 60$ $-60$ $+ 60$ $+60$
$84$ $84$	$=$ $=$	$7$ $7$ $x$ $x$	$- 60 + 60$ $-60+60$ cancels out

Finally, remove

7

$7$ by dividing both sides of the equation by

7

$7$ .

$84$ $84$	$=$ $=$	$7$ $7$ $x$ $x$
$84$ $84$ $\div 7$ $divide7$	$=$ $=$	$7$ $7$ $x$ $x$ $\div 7$ $divide7$
$12$ $12$	$=$ $=$	$x$ $x$	$7 \div 7$ $7divide7$ cancels out
$x$ $x$	$=$ $=$	$12$ $12$

The number is

12

$12$ .

12

$12$

Question 4 of 5

The sum of a number and

6

$6$ when multiplied by

4

$4$ equals

3

$3$ times the sum of

9

$9$ and that number. What is the number?

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Inverse Operations

When moving a term to the other side of an equation, the operation is inversed.

Distributive Property

$a$ $a$

(b + c) =

$(b+c)=$ $a$ $a$

b +

$b+$ $a$ $a$

c

$c$

Keywords for Word Problems
Keyword	Meaning
Certain number	Unknown variable ( $x, y, z,$ $x,y,z,$ etc)
is the same as, The answer is, is equal	$=$ $=$
sum, and, plus, more than	$+$ $+$
subtracted, less, minus	$-$ $-$
times, product, multiplied, twice	$\times$ $times$
half of, divide by	$\div$ $divide$

First, label the values and form an equation using the information given.

Number

= x

$=x$

The sum of a number and $6$ $6$	when multiplied by	$4$ $4$	equals	$3$ $3$ times	the sum of $9$ $9$ and that number
$x + 6$ $x+6$	$\times$ $times$	$4$ $4$	$=$ $=$	$3 \times$ $3times$	$9 + x$ $9+x$

Simplify the equation:

$(x + 6) \times 4$ $(x+6)times4$	$=$ $=$	$3 \times (9 + x)$ $3times(9+x)$
$4 (x + 6)$ $4(x+6)$	$=$ $=$	$3 (9 + x)$ $3(9+x)$

To solve for $x$ $x$ , it needs to be alone on one side.

Start by expanding both sides of the equation by using the Distributive Property.

$4$ $4$ $($ $($ $x$ $x$ $+ 6)$ $+6)$	$=$ $=$	$3$ $3$ $(9 +$ $(9+$ $x$ $x$ $)$ $)$
$4$ $4$ $x$ $x$ $+$ $+$ $4$ $4$ $(6)$ $(6)$	$=$ $=$	$3$ $3$ $(9) +$ $(9)+$ $3$ $3$ $x$ $x$
$4$ $4$ $x$ $x$ $+ 24$ $+24$	$=$ $=$	$27 + 3$ $27+3$ $x$ $x$

Now, move

3 x

$3x$ to the other side by subtracting

3 x

$3x$ from both sides of the equation.

$4$ $4$ $x$ $x$ $+ 24$ $+24$	$=$ $=$	$27 + 3$ $27+3$ $x$ $x$
$4$ $4$ $x$ $x$ $+ 24$ $+24$ $- 3 x$ $-3x$	$=$ $=$	$27 + 3$ $27+3$ $x$ $x$ $- 3 x$ $-3x$
$x$ $x$ $+ 24$ $+24$	$=$ $=$	$27$ $27$	$3 x - 3 x$ $3x-3x$ cancels out

Finally, move

24

$24$ to the other side by subtracting

24

$24$ from both sides of the equation.

$x$ $x$ $+ 24$ $+24$	$=$ $=$	$27$ $27$
$x$ $x$ $+ 24$ $+24$ $- 24$ $-24$	$=$ $=$	$27$ $27$ $- 24$ $-24$
$x$ $x$	$=$ $=$	$3$ $3$	$24 - 24$ $24-24$ cancels out

The number is

3

$3$ .

Check our work

To confirm our answer, substitute

x = 3

$x=3$ to the original equation.

$4 (x + 6)$ $4(x+6)$	$=$ $=$	$3 (9 + x)$ $3(9+x)$
$4 (3 + 6)$ $4(3+6)$	$=$ $=$	$3 (9 + 3)$ $3(9+3)$	Substitute $x = 3$ $x=3$
$4 (9)$ $4(9)$	$=$ $=$	$3 (12)$ $3(12)$
$36$ $36$	$=$ $=$	$36$ $36$

Since the equation is true, the answer is correct.

3

$3$

Question 5 of 5

24

$24$ plus

3

$3$ times a number equals

4

$4$ divided into the sum of 7 times the number plus

1

$1$ . What is the number?

(-19)

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Inverse Operations

When moving a term to the other side of an equation, the operation is inversed.

Distributive Property

$a$ $a$

(b + c) =

$(b+c)=$ $a$ $a$

b +

$b+$ $a$ $a$

c

$c$

Keywords for Word Problems
Keyword	Meaning
Certain number	Unknown variable ( $x, y, z,$ $x,y,z,$ etc)
is the same as, The answer is, is equal	$=$ $=$
sum, and, plus, more than	$+$ $+$
subtracted, less, minus	$-$ $-$
times, product, multiplied, twice	$\times$ $times$
half of, divide by	$\div$ $divide$

First, label the values and form an equation using the information given.

Number

= n

$=n$

$24$ $24$	plus	$3$ $3$	times	a number	equals	$4$ $4$ divided into the sum of 7 times the number plus $1$ $1$
$24$ $24$	$+$ $+$	$3$ $3$	$\times$ $times$	$n$ $n$	$=$ $=$	$[(7 \times n) + 1] \div 4$ $[(7timesn)+1]divide4$

Simplify the equation:

$24 + (3 \times n)$ $24+(3timesn)$	$=$ $=$	$[(7 \times n) + 1] \div 4$ $[(7timesn)+1]divide4$

$24+3n$	$=$	$(7n+1)/4$

To solve for $n$ , it needs to be alone on one side.

Start by removing

$1/4$ by multiplying both sides of the equation by

$4$ .

$24+3$ $n$	$=$	$\frac{7\color{#00880A}{n}+1}{4}$

$(24+3$ $n$ $)$ $times4$	$=$	$\frac{7\color{#00880A}{n}+1}{4}\color{#CC0000}{\times4}$

$4(24+3$ $n$ $)$	$=$	$7$ $n$ $+1$	$1/4times4$ cancels out

Next, expand the left side of the equation using the Distributive Property.

$4$ $(24+3$ $n$ $)$	$=$	$7$ $n$ $+1$
$4$ $(24)+$ $4$ $(3$ $n$ $)$	$=$	$7$ $n$ $+1$
$96+12$ $n$	$=$	$7$ $n$ $+1$

Now, move

$7n$ to the other side by subtracting

$7n$ from both sides of the equation.

$96+12$ $n$	$=$	$7$ $n$ $+1$
$96+12$ $n$ $-7n$	$=$	$7$ $n$ $+1$ $-7n$
$96+5$ $n$	$=$	$1$	$7n-7n$ cancels out

Then, move

$96$ to the other side by subtracting

$96$ from both sides of the equation.

$96+5$ $n$	$=$	$1$
$96+5$ $n$ $-96$	$=$	$1$ $-96$
$5$ $n$	$=$	$-95$	$96-96$ cancels out

Finally, remove

$5$ by dividing both sides of the equation by

$5$ .

$5$ $n$	$=$	$-95$
$5$ $n$ $divide5$	$=$	$-95$ $divide5$
$n$	$=$	$-19$	$5divide5$ cancels out

The number is

$-19$ .

Check our work

To confirm our answer, substitute

$n=-19$ to the original equation.

$24+3n$	$=$	$(7n+1)/4$

$24+3(-19)$	$=$	$(7(-19)+1)/4$	Substitute $n=-19$

$24-57$	$=$	$(-133+1)/4$

$-33$	$=$	$(-132)/4$

$-33$	$=$	$-33$

Since the equation is true, the answer is correct.

$-19$

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