Question 180787
Connect English with Mathematics and Graphing Lines
4. Translate each sentence into an algebraic equation.
 
a) One sixth of a number, increased by 15, is 42.
(1/6)x +15 = 42
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b) Three times a number, decreased by four, is five more than six times the number.
3x - 4 = 6x + 5
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c) When tickets to a soccer game cost $4 each, the revenue at the gate is $320.
5x = 320
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d) the total length of the base and height of a triangle 15cm.
b + h = 15

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Cheers,
Stan H.