wikiHow Sample Tips for and Examples of Breaking Contact with an Abusive Man 1. Solve for x: 2x + 3 = 7 2. Simplify: 3x^2 + 4x^2 3. Solve for y: 3y - 4 = 8 + 2y 4. Simplify: (2x + 3) - (5x - 4) 5. Solve for z: 4z + 2z = 6z + 12 6. Simplify: (5x^2 + 3x) + (2x^2 - x) 7. Solve for a: 2a - 3 = 4a + 5 8. Simplify: (3x - 5) * (2x + 4) 9. Solve for b: 3b + 5 = 2b + 8 10. Simplify: (4x^2 + 5x) / (2x) Word Problems: 1. A car rental company charges $25 per day plus $0.15 per mile driven. If the total cost for a 3-day rental with 150 miles driven is $90, what is the cost per mile? Let x be the cost per mile driven. 2. A sports team has won x games and lost y games. If the team has played a total of 30 games, how many games have they won? 3. A store is offering a discount of 15% on all purchases. If a customer wants to buy a $50 item, how much will they pay after the discount? 4. A truck can hold x pounds of weight. If the truck is currently carrying 5,000 pounds and needs to add another 1,500 pounds, how much weight capacity does it have? 5. The perimeter of a square is 4x. What is the length of the sides of the square? Answer Key Equation problems: 1. x = 2 2. 7x^2 3. y = 12 4. -3x - 1 5. z = 12 6. 7x^2 + 2x 7. a = -4 8. 6x^2 - 2x - 20 9. b = 3 10. 2x + 5 Word Problems: 1. 25*3 + 150x = 90 75 + 150x = 90 150x = 15 x = 0.1 The cost per mile driven is $0.10 2. x + y = 30 y = 30 - x The team has won x games. 3. 50 * 0.15 = 7.5 50 - 7.5 = 42.5 The customer will pay $42.50 after the discount. 4. x = 5000 + 1500 x = 6500 The truck has a weight capacity of 6,500 pounds. 5. P = 4s 4x = 4s x = s The length of the sides of the square is x. Page