Equation Problem Solving

Which equation would describe "two times a number plus five equals 15"?

• x + 5 = 15
• 2x + 5=15
• x + 2(5) = 15
• 2(x + 5) = 15

Joey and four of his friends went out to eat. They decided to split the bill evenly. Each person paid $11.13. What was the total bill? Write an equation you could use to solve this equation. Use d as your variable.

• d/4=$11.13
• 4d=$11.13
• d/5=$11.13
• 5d=$11.13

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

Robin made $24.00 one weekend and some money, m, the next. She made a total of $65.00. How much money did Robin make the second weekend? Using m as your variable write an equation to solve this problem.

• 24m=65
• m/24=65
• m+24=65
• m-24=65

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

Billy bought 5 items that each cost the same amount. If he spent a total of $62.00 on the items, how much did each item cost? Use d as your variable and write an equation to solve this problem.

• d/5=62
• d-5=62
• 5d=62

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

Nancy won a certain number of pieces of gum playing the bean bag toss at the county fair. At school she gave 21 away to her classmates. She only has 5 remaining. How many did she give away? Write an equation to solve this problem using g as your variable.

• g/21=5
• g-21=5
• g-5=21
• g+5=21

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

 Nicole and her best friend split the amount of money they earned over the weekend mowing lawns. If each person got $10.93, what is the total amount of money they earned? Which equation could you use to solve this problem?

• 2d=10.93
• d/2=10.93
• d-2=10.93
• d+2=10.93

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

After paying $3.32 for a sandwich, Brenda has $19.79. How much money did she start with? Which equation could you use to solve this problem?

• 3.32m=19.79
• m-19.97=3.32
• m-3.32=19.79

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

Mika babysat for the Tylers for 3.5 hours.  They gave her $26.25.  How much did she make per hour?

• $0.75 per hour
• $7.50 per hour
• $9.80 per hour
• $13.33 per hour

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

Maria walks a round-trip of 0.75 mile to school every day.  How many miles will she walk in 4.5 days?

• 0.3375 miles
• 3.375 miles
• 33.75 miles
• 337.5 miles

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

Ms. A needed 20 dollars a show. She withdrew seven times that amount. How much money did she withdraw?

• 140
• 27
• -27
• -140

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3