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#1When 6 is added to four times a number, the result is 50. Find the number and build the algebraic concept. Is it an expression

or equation? Use the river method to confirm if your answer is correct or not.

Answer:6 + 4n = 50

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#2The sum of a number and 9 is multiplied

by -2 and the answer is -8. Build it.

Answer:-2(n + 9) = -8

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#3On an algebra test, the highest grade was

42 points higher than the lowest grade. The sum of the two grades was 138.

Find the lowest grade.

Answer:( h + 42) + l = 138

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#4In a given amount of time, Jamie drove twice as far as Victoria. Altogether they

drove 90 miles. Find the number of miles driven by each.

Answer:R + 2R = 90

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#5The first stage of a rocket burns 28

seconds longer than the second stage. If the total burning time for both stages is 152 seconds, how long does each stage

burn?

Answer:

x+x+28=152

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#6In a student election, 584 students voted

for one or the other of two candidates for president. If the winner received 122

more votes than the loser, how many votes were cast for each candidate?

Answer:

x+x+122=584