Equation Word Problems

A garden contains 75 flowers, each of which is either pink or white.  If there are 37 pink flowers, how many white flowers are there?

• 37f = 75
• 75f = 37
• 37 - f = 75
• 37 + f = 75

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Hailey bought a book for $2.50 and 4 stickers.  She spent a total of 6.59.  How much did the stickers cost?

• $2.50 + 4s =$6.59
• $2.50s + 4 = $6.59
• $2.50 - 4s = $6.59
• 4s - $2.50 = $6.59

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Seven friends bought pizza.  Each friend pitched in the same amount.  If the pizza came to a total of $14.49, how much did each friend pay?

• 7 - p = $14.49
• 7p = $14.49
• 7 + p = $14.49
• 7/p = $14.49

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Jazmine joined a music club.  The start up fee was $10.00.  Each song she downloads is $0.99.  If she spent a total of $15.94, how many songs did she download?

• $10.00 + $0.99m = $15.94
• $10.00m + $0.99 = $15.94
• $10.00/$0.99m = $15.94
• $10.00 - $0.99m = $15.94

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Jenna earns $15.00 a month for allowance.  How many months will it take her to save $105.00?

• $15.00 + w = $105.00
• $15.00 - w = $105.00
• $15.00/w = $105.00
• $15.00w = $105.00

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

Cadin rents a bouncy house for a birthday party.  It costs $30.00 plus $4.00 per hour.  If he spends a total of $78.00, how many hours did he keep the bouncy house?

• $30.00 - $78.00 = $4.00h
• $78.00 + $30.00 = $4.00h
• $30.00 + $4.00h = $78.00
• $30.00 - $4.00h = $78.00

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Lisa is cooking muffins. The recipe calls for 7 cups of sugar. She has already put in 2 cups. How many more cups does she need to put in? 

• 2 + n = 7
• n - 7 = 2
• 2 - n = 7
• 7 + n = 2

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After paying $5.12 for a salad, Daxton has $27.10. How much money did he have before buying the salad? 

•  n + $5.12 = $27.10
•  n - $5.12 = $27.10
• n - $5.12 = $27.10
• $5.12 - n = $27.10

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Emily earns $14 per hour. Which equation represents how many hours she worked to earn $112? 

• 14h = 112
• h + 14 = 112
• 14 / h = 112
• h - 14 = 112

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Robyn had some video games then bought 4 more.  Now she has a total of 10 games.  (Remember you are in 7th grade, not 1st grade)

• v - 4 = 10
• v + 4 = 10
• 10 - 4 = v
• 10 + 4 = v

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