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55 points for this story problem!

55 points for this story problem!-example-1
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Answer:

  1. 3x + 5 = -7
  2. 7 = 3 (5 + x)
  3. 1/3 (x + 7) = 5
  4. 5x - 7 = 3

tried my best to figure them all out, I hope it works

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3x + 5 = -7 describes the story about the temperature tripling and then rising 5 degrees since midnight, and finding the temperature at midnight.

7 = 3(5 + x) describes the story about Jada giving away 5 pink roses to each of her 3 favorite teachers, and finding how many white roses she gave away.

5(1/x) - 1/5 = 1/7 describes the story about a musical instrument company reducing the time it takes to build a guitar, and finding the amount by which they reduced the time.

(x + 7) = 5 describes the story about a club putting its members into 5 groups for an activity, and finding how many students were in each group after 7 students left early.

30% of 527 = x describes a story that is not provided in the prompt.
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