Word Problems

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Write an equation: You bought a magazine for $5 and four erasers. You spent a total of $29. How much did each eraser cost?

Back

-5 - 4x = -29

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Equation for field trip: 4 students in cars, rest in 9 buses, total 472 students.

Back

4+9x=472

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Norachai has $27.10 after buying a salad for $5.12. How much money did he have before?

Back

n - $5.12 = $27.10

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How many boxes of envelopes can you buy with $12 if one box costs $3?

Back

4 boxes

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Todd caught three times as many fish this year than last year. He caught 63 fish by the end of the year. Which algebraic equation represents how many fish he caught last year?

Back

3f = 63

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Aliyah had $24 to spend on seven pencils. After buying them she had $10. Write an equation to find how much each pencil cost.

Back

-24 - 7x = -10

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Diego scores 11 more points than Travis. Together they score 21 points. How many points did each person score?

Back

Diego: 16, Travis: 5

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472 students are going on a field trip. 120 students will be returning home and the rest will be spending the night in cabins. If a cabin sleeps 8 people, how many cabins need to be rented?

Back

44 cabins

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Maria has 25 dollars. She has to buy a gallon of milk which costs $3.50. She wants to spend the rest of her money on cereal. If each box of cereal costs $4.50, how many can she purchase?

Back

4 boxes

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Equation to solve for Sharon's original number of Pokemon cards given: Rachel has 4 fewer than 3 times as many as Sharon, and together they have 100 cards.

Back

n + (3n - 4) = 100