Write an equation for each problem, then solve for x. A number increased by 8 equals 32. Find the number.
Four times a number is 48. Find the number.
Double a number decreased by 18 is 116. Find the number.
Add twelve to eight times a number and the result is eighty-four. Find the
number.
Increase my age by eleven years and I become thirty-seven. Find my age.

7)Solve each of the following word problems.
a) Amber is 7 years younger than her sister Carley. Together their ages total 43 years.
How old are Amber and Carley?
Amber: ___ years old Carley: ___years old

b) Jordan & Nevin have collected 160 buttons. Jordan has 25 buttons more than twice as
many buttons as Nevin. How many buttons do they each have?
Jordan: buttons Nevin: buttons

c) There are three members in the Murphy family. Mom, Dad & Brittany. Dad is 3 years
older than Mom. Brittany is 32 years younger than her Dad. If the sum of their ages is 64,
find the age of each member of the Murphy family.
Mom: years old Dad: years old Brittany: years old

d) The sum of three numbers is 138. The second number is twice the first and the third is 7
less than the second. What are the numbers?
1st #: 2nd: 3rd: