Activities

1. What is the value of x in the equation 6x = 45?

2. What is the value of n in the equation 12 + n = 50?

3. What is the value of a in the equation

4. Students get to pick the foreign language that they want to take in 7^th grade.  If 62 students picked Spanish and 24 fewer kids picked German, write and solve an equation to find out how many students signed up to take German.

5. Your teacher is planning a field trip to the zoo.  The 6^th grade has $540 dollars to spend on the trip.  The cost for the bus and ticket is $15 per student.  Write and solve an equation to find out how many students can go on the trip.

6. Jenna use  foot of ribbon to make hair bows at a craft show.  She just went to the store and bought 12 feet of ribbon.  Write and solve an equation to find out how many bows she can make with the 12 feet of ribbon that she bought.  If she makes $3.50 for each bow that she sells how much money could she make if she sells all of her bows?

Answer Key/Rubric

1. x = 7.5

2. n = 38

3. a = 135

4. Equation: x + 24 = 62; x = 38 students

5. Equation: 15x = 540; x = 36 Students

6. 16 bows; $56.00

• Let n = number of bows
• Equation is n = 12 or
• 16 bows can be made from 12 feet of ribbon. 
• If each bow earns Jenna $3.50 she could make $3.50(16) = $56.00 if she sells all the bows at her craft show.