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Equations with variables on both sides word problems, Writing Two Step Equations, Equations and Inequality Practice
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Equations with variables on both sides word problems, Writing Two Step Equations, Equations and Inequality Practice
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1. Sammy weighs 150 lbs. He wants to lose 2 pounds per month until he reaches 100 lbs.

2. Elsa had a negative bank balance of $180. She deposited $45 each day and now she has a positive bank balance of $720. How many days did it take her to reach $720?

3. A fish tank has 180 gallons of water in it and is draining at a rate of 12 gallons per minute. After draining for a while it now has 45 gallons in it. How many minutes was it draining for?

4. There are 15 bottles of coke and you drink 2 per week. 3 are left. How many weeks did it take?

5. A bowling league requires you to buy a bowling ball for $45 and pay $12 for each game. If you spent $117 total how many games did you play?

6. $2 to enter, and $5 per ride. If you paid a total of $23

7. There were 22 inches of snow on the ground when a storm ended. The warm days that followed melted about 2.5 inches of snow per day. The snow is now less than 5 inches deep. How many days have gone by since the storm ended?

8. You helped a friend move a short distance recently. The friend rented a truck for $15 an hour and rented a dolly for $5. Your friend paid a total of $80 for the rental. For how long did your friend rent the truck?

9. Negative 720 is as much as 180 less than the product of 12 and a number.

10. An enclosure at a zoo contains both ostriches and elephant. The number of ostriches in the enclosure is 17 more than twice the number of elephants. There are 29 ostriches in the enclosure. How many elephants are there?

11. Earn $3 per day for doing chores, but owe your mom $2. How many days will it take you to have $15?

12. The sum of 117 and 12 times a number is negative 45. What is the number?

13. Eric has a dog-walking business, $13 per dog plus $6 for the water, Monday he made $97.

14. $5 to enter, and $2 per ride. If you paid a total of $23

15. Anna started a dog walking business. So far she has $117. She spent $45 on supplies and charges $12 per hour. How many hours has she worked so far?

16. Suppose you have $22.85 to spend at an amusement park. Admission costs $12.50. How many ride tickets that cost 75 cents can you buy?

17. Sean weighs 200 pounds. He hopes to lose 0.5 pound per week by giving up processed foods and soda pop. He plans to follow this plan until his weight drops below 185 pounds. If all goes according to plan, how many weeks will he have to follow this eating plan?

18. Sam makes $680 plus $20 for each new cell phone plan he sells. He made $1600 last wk. How much does he make for each plan?

19. John sells book on the internet for $12 each and spent $180 on shipping last month. Last month he earned a total of $720. How many books did he sell?

20. Sammy weighs 100 lbs. He wants to gain 3 pounds per month until he reaches 150 lbs.

21. Alex wanted to learn to surf. He bought a surf board for $117 and spent $45 per hour on lessons. He spent a total of $720. How many hours of lessons did he take?

22. Nancy practices the violin at least 720 minutes per week. She has already practiced 180 minutes this week. If she practices for 45 minutes each session, how many practice sessions remain to meet her goal? .

23. Negative 720 is as much as the sum of 45 times a number and negative 180. What is the number?

24. Eric has a dog-walking business, and earns $6 per dog plus a one time $6 fee, Monday he made $97.

25. Anna rented a jet ski on her vacation. In addition to the $59 rental fee, she had to pay $20 an hour. If Anna spent more than $150 on her jet ski rental, for how many hours did Anna rent the jet ski?