Solving Equations and Word Problems

Solve for x: 4x = 24

Solve for y: 7y = 42

Solve for a: 5a = 8

Solve for b: 9b = 3

Solve for m: 6m = 48

A farmer has 5 times as many apples as there are trees in his orchard. If he has 75 apples, how many trees does he have?

Sarah bakes cookies and divides them equally into 4 containers. If each container has 12 cookies, how many cookies did she bake?

A train travels 60 miles per hour. If it traveled 240 miles, how many hours did it take?

A school orders 8 identical boxes of pencils. If they receive a total of 320 pencils, how many pencils are in each box?

A tank is filled with water at a constant rate. After 6 hours, it contains 72 gallons. How many gallons of water are added per hour?