These web-based activities were developed, during summer sessions from 1997 through 1999, by students at Mainland High School, located in Daytona Beach, FL. As part of Mainland's CCTT grant, the students were given permission by the book's publisher to convert the ancillary materials of the County's adopted Algebra 1 Textbook into html format.
Practice
Writing and Solving Equations
Directions: In these problems the facts (..........) are missing. First, fill in the facts that complete each equation. Then solve for the given variable.
1. Equation: c - 4.5 = 28.25 Jackie's shot-put distance was .......... feet less than Cindy's. Jackie's shot-put distance was .......... feet. What was Cindy's distance?_____ ft. |
2. Equation: 1.3t = 104
Brian threw the discus .......... feet. His distance was .......... times as far as Ted's throw. What was Ted's throw? _______ ft. |
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3. Equation: n + 93.6 = 117.3
A number increased by .......... equals .......... What is the number? |
4. Equation n - 79.8 = 43.7
A number decreased by .......... is .......... What is the number? |
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5. Equation: 3.4x = 21.08
A number times .......... is.......... What is the number? |
6. Equation: y/9.4 = 7.8
A number divided by ........... is .......... . What is the number? |
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7. Equation: r + 8.75 = 13.82
One of the numbers is .......... .What is the other number? The sum of two numbers is .......... . |
Equation: s + 14.9 = 9.7
The difference between two numbers is .......... . lesser number is .......... . What is the greater number? |
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9. Equation: 6.9w = 56.58
The product of two numbers is .......... One of the numbers is .......... . What is the other number? |
10. Equation: z/7.3 = 6.9 When the greater of two numbers is divided by the lesser number, the quotient is .......... The lesser number is .......... . What is the greater number? |
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