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Example Question #131 : Algebra
Solve:
Subtract the 8 from the left and add (subtract) from the right:
Simplify:
Divide by 10:
Simplify:
Example Question #81 : Solving For The Variable
Solve:
Step 1: Move the constant from the left to the right:
Step 2: Simplify:
Step 3: Divide by the coefficient on the left hand side to both sides of the equation:
Simplify:
Step 4: Take the square root of both sides:
Simplify:
Example Question #1 : Word Problems In Algebra
Which of the following phrases can be written as the algebraic expression ?
Twenty-four decreased by the opposite of a number
Twenty-four decreased by the absolute value of a number
The absolute value of a number decreased by twenty-four
The opposite of the difference of a number and twenty-four
Twenty-four decreased by the absolute value of a number
is twenty-four decreased by
, which is the absolute value of a number, so
is "twenty-four decreased by the absolute value of a number."
Example Question #2 : Word Problems In Algebra
Which of the following phrases can be written as the algebraic expression ?
The opposite of the difference of a number and fifty-four
The opposite of the product of a number and negative fifty-four
The absolute value of the product of a number and negative fifty-four
The absolute value of the difference of a number and fifty-four
The absolute value of the difference of a number and fifty-four
is the absolute value of
, which is the difference of a number and fifty-four; therefore,
is "the absolute value of the difference of a number and fifty-four."
Example Question #3 : Word Problems In Algebra
Which of the following phrases can be written as the algebraic expression ?
The square of the difference of a number and three
The square of the difference of three and a number
The square of a number decreased by three
Three decreased by the square of a number
Three decreased by the square of a number
is three decreased by
, which is the square of a number; therefore,
is three decreased by the square of a number.
Example Question #1 : Word Problems In Algebra
Which of the following phrases can be written as the algebraic expression ?
The opposite of the difference of a number and forty-five
The opposite of the difference of forty-five and a number
The absolute value of the difference of a number and forty-five
The absolute value of the difference of forty-five and a number
The opposite of the difference of a number and forty-five
is the opposite of
, which is the difference of a number and forty-five; therefore,
is the opposite of the difference of a number and forty-five.
Example Question #4 : Word Problems In Algebra
Which of the following phrases can be written as the algebraic expression ?
Sixty-five subtracted from the opposite of a number
The absolute value of the difference of a number and sixty-five
The opposite of the difference of a number and sixty-five
Sixty-five subtracted from the absolute value of a number
Sixty-five subtracted from the opposite of a number
is sixty-five subtracted from
, which is the opposite of a number; therefore,
is "sixty-five subtracted from the opposite of a number."
Example Question #1 : Word Problems In Algebra
Which of the following phrases can be written as the algebraic expression ?
Twice the difference of thirty-four and a number
The square of the difference of a number and thirty-four
Twice the difference of a number and thirty-four
The square of the difference of thirty-four and a number
The square of the difference of a number and thirty-four
is the square of
, which is the difference of a number and thirty-four. Therefore,
is the difference of a number and thirty-four.
Example Question #5 : Word Problems In Algebra
A broken television cost $1.25 after a 99% discount. What was the original price?
$2.74
$12.50
$2.49
$125
$250
$125
Let x be the original price. If the original price was given a discount, the value of the percent discount must be subtracted from the original price.
Example Question #5 : Word Problems In Algebra
Which of the following phrases can be represented by the algebraic expression ?
Five less than by the reciprocal of a number
Five decreased by the reciprocal of a number
The reciprocal of the difference of five and a number
The reciprocal of the difference of a number and five
The reciprocal of the difference of five and a number
is the reciprocal of
, which is the difference of five and a number. Therefore,
is "the reciprocal of the difference of five and a number".
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