Writing Equations with Word Problems

Writing Equations with Word Problems

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Open Ended

Ex 1

Sean sold half of his comics to buy a game. Later, he bought 7 new comics. How many comics did he start with if he now has 20 ?

Open Ended

Ex. 2

Tim had $317 to spend on 9 video games. After buying them, he has $11. How much did each game cost?

Open Ended

Ex. 3

Jess was babysitting 4 kids. She brought candy as their reward for being good. Jess kept 10 pieces for herself and then divided the rest amongst the kids.

If she brought 34 pieces of candy, how many pieces did each kid receive?

Open Ended

Ex 4:

Parents at CHS sold pizzas to raise money for library books. The teachers contributed 6 pizzas to the sale. Each pizza was cut into five pieces and then sold by the slice. There were a total of 75 slices to sell. How many pizzas did the parents contribute?

Open Ended

Ex 5:

The Snow Shop sends buses to the mountain every Friday. a total of 337 students went up to the mountain. Six buses were filled and 7 students had to ride in cars. How many students were in each bus?

Multiple Choice

At a restaurant, Mike and his three friends decided to divide the bill evenly. If each person paid $13 then what was the total bill?

Which equation can you solve to determine the total amount of the bill?

• 4x = 13

• 13x = 4

• x/13 = 4

• x = 13/4

Multiple Choice

Mallory bought pizza and soda for a party. If she spent $12.57 on the sodas and $10.95 for each pizza, how many pizzas did she buy if her total is $89.22?

• 12.57 + 10.95x = 89.22

• 12.57x + 10.95 = 89.22

• 89.22x -10.95 = 12.57

• 12.57 + 10.95 = 89.22

Multiple Choice

Jada’s teacher fills a travel bag with 5 copies of a textbook. The weight of the bag and books is 17 pounds. The empty travel bag weighs 3 pounds. How much does each book weigh?

• 3(x + 5) = 17

• 3x + 5 = 17

• 5(x + 3) = 17

• 5x + 3 = 17

Multiple Choice

Elena is cutting a 30-foot piece of ribbon for a craft project. She cuts off 7 feet, and then cuts the remaining piece into 9 equal lengths of feet each. Which equation matches the situation?

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  $\frac{30-7}{9}=x$

• 30 = x - 7 - 9

• 30/x = 9-7

• x - 30 = 7(9)

Multiple Choice

Easy Car Rental charges $8.50 an hour plus a rental fee of $25.50.

• y = 8.50 + 25.50

• y = 8.50x + 25.50

• y = 8.50 + 25.50x

• y = 8.50x + 25.50x

Multiple Choice

Casey has $50 to spend at Best Buy. She wants to buy a DVD for $14 and some CDs that cost $12 each. How many CDs can she buy?

• 12 + 14x = 50

• 12x + 14 = 50

• 50 - 14 - 12 = x

• 50x + 12 = 14

Multiple Choice

ABC Auto Rental charges $150 a week, plus $0.10 per mile. Which equation represents the relationship between the number of miles(x) and the total cost in dollars(y) for a 2-week period?

• y = 2(150)(0.10x)

• y = 150 + 2(0.10x)

• y = 2(150) + 0.10x

• y = 2(150+0.10x)

Multiple Choice

A holiday meal cost $12.50 a person plus a delivery fee of $30. Which equation represents the amount a holiday meal costs(y), including delivery, for x people?

• y = 12.50 + 30x

• y = 12.50x + 30

• y = 12.50 + 30

• 12.50x = 30

Multiple Choice

Becky is preparing for her younger sister's birthday party. She splits a jar of lollilops evenly among 6 goody bags. Each bag ends up with 4 lollipops.

Which equation can you use to find the number of lollipops n in the jar?

• n/6 = 4

• n - 4 = 6

• 4n = 6

• n + 6 = 4

Multiple Choice

Carol’s class had 25 students on roll. After some new students join her class, the number of students increases to 36. Write an equation to determine the number of students who joined Carol's class.

• 25 + x = 36

• x – 36 = 25

• 36x = 25

• 36 + x = –25