Question

Make up a word problem that the following equation couldrepresent:5x + 9 = 44

Answer 1

The given equation is

`5x+9=44`

A word problem for this equation would be

Each box of food costs $5 plus a $9 fee for transporting the box. How many boxes could you send if the total cost is $44?

Then we can solve for x to find the answer

`\begin{gathered} 5x=44-9 \\ 5x=35 \\ x=(35)/(5) \\ x=7 \end{gathered}`