PSToM - Parents, Students, Teachers of Mathematics ( Algebra-1 ) - Equations

Problem #	Problem Statement	Problems Similar To
1.	Solve for x	\begin{equation}x+10=19\end{equation}
2.	Solve for x	\begin{equation}-2=x-7\end{equation}
3.	Solve for x	\begin{equation}x+\frac{7}{6}=\frac{55}{6}\end{equation}
4.	A herd of elephants grew by 8 in number last year to a total of 18. How many elephants were there originally?	\begin{equation}x+8=18\end{equation}
5.	Jerry owed $\$9$, but made enough money by washing cars so that he had $\$4$ left after paying off his debt. How much did he make by washing cars?	\begin{equation}x-9=4\end{equation}
6.	Mrs. T was given a raise of $\$5$ an hour, which brought her hourly wage to $\$12$. Solve an equation to determine Mrs. T's hourly wage before her raise?	\begin{equation}x+5=12\end{equation}
7.	Monica finished her race in 19 seconds, which was 8 seconds less than her practice time. Write and solve an equation to find her practice time.	\begin{equation}x-8=19\end{equation}