I am looking for help setting up and solving algebraic word problems

Yep, you got it right! The formula is: 14 * x = -$2.94 To solve for x , you divide -$2.94 by 14, which gives you -$.21 Welcome to myLot!

Let the cost of your each share be x You own 14 shares , so the cost of 14 shares = 14x Now the cost has got shifted by -$2.94 let the change in the each share be y Then our equation will be 14x - 14 (x-y) = 2.94 14x -14x+ 14y = 2.94 14y = 2.94 y= 2.94/14 y= 0.21 Since we have taken y as the change in the share it will be negative here as the whole shift was negative therefore the value of each share shifted by -$0.21 !

I am a little confused by the wording. Your original post says: "The total value of each share changes by -$2.94." This would indicate to me that each share of the stock is changing by $2.94...and I just wondered if the problem was set up to see if you were reading carefully. On the other hand, if the total value of the stock changes by -$2.94, then the value of each share changes by (-$2.94/14) = -$0.21