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Alice has some marbles. She puts x marbles in a bag. There are 6 bags and 2 extra marbles in total. What is the total number of marbles?
6x + 2
Lila buys 5 kg of apples at $n each kg and 6 kg of pears at $4 each kg. How much does Lila have to pay in total?
5n + 24
Lila has $10. She buys 8 postcards at $m each
How much money does Lila have left?
10-8m
Jeff had $100. He gave $y to his son. The remainder was then shared equally between his 2 daughters. How much does each daughter have?
(100-y)/2
Vivian bought 8 books. She gave the cashier $120 and received $z change.
What is the cost of 1 book?
(120-z)/8
Vivian bought 4 candles. She gave the cashier $15 and received $m change. What is the cost of 1 candle?
(15-m)/4
Evaluate the expression using x=3:
3x + 15
24
Evaluate the following expression using m=40:
(100-m)/6=
10
Evaluate the following expression using b=10:
100-8b
20
Maria bought 3 books for $x each. She gave the cashier $20. How much change did she receive?
$20 - 3x
David has $50. He spends $y on a shirt and the rest on pants. How much did he spend on pants?
$50 - y
Tom bought 4 pizzas for $12 each and 3 drinks for $2 each. How much did he spend in total?
(4 * 12) + (3 * 2) = $54
Sarah has $100. She gives $z to her friend and then buys a dress for $30. How much money does she have left?
$70 - z
Alex bought 5 apples for $0.50 each and 3 oranges for $0.75 each. How much did he spend on fruit?
(5 * 0.50) + (3 * 0.75) = $4.75
Emily has $20. She spends $w on a toy and the rest on candy. How much did she spend on candy?
$20 - w
Chris bought 2 sandwiches for $4 each and 1 juice for $1.50. How much did he spend on lunch?
(2 * 4) + 1.50 = $9.50
