Equations

Donald washes cars over the weekend.  He charges $13 for each car.  He made $156 this weekend.  How many cars did he wash?  Choose an equation you could use to solve this word problem.

• 13c = 156
• c + 13 = 156
• c = 156 x 13
• c - 13 = 156

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CCSS.6.EE.B.6

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

One day Julie swam 46 laps in the pool.  The next day she swam more.  In total, she completed 87 laps in the two days.  How many laps did she swim on day 2?  Choose an equation you could use to solve this word problem.

• 87 ÷ 46 = n
• n + 46 = 87
• n + 87 = 46
• n - 46 = 87

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.3

CCSS.7.EE.B.4

Alvaro bought new textbooks.  He divided his money equally between 5 new books.  If he spent $75 on each book, how much did he pay for all the books?  Choose an equation you could use to solve this word problem.

• 75 ÷ t = 5
• t ÷ 5 = 75
• t - 75 = 5
• 75 - t = 5

Camillo bought 45 pens at the store.  The pens were divided equally in packs.  If there were 9 pens in each pack, then how many packs did Camillo buy?  Choose an equation you could use to solve this word problem.

• 45 ÷ c = 9
• c ÷ 9 = 45
• 45c = 9
• 45 ÷ 9 = c

Jenny brought $43.00 with her to the mall.  After buying a few items on sale, she left the mall with $17.50.  How much did Jenny spend at the mall?  Choose an equation you could use to solve this word problem. 

• 17. 5 - m = 43
• 43 + m = 17.5
• 43 - m = 17.5
• 17.5m =  43

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CCSS.6.EE.B.6

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

Solve  10p = 40

• p = 10
• p = 40
• p = 4
• p = 1/4

Solve  150 + b = 350 

• b = 150
• b = 500
• b = 3.5
• b = 200

Given the equation:  12 - k = 7, which of the following is a possible solution for k.

• k = 19
• k = 5
• k = 4
• k = 20

Given the equation:  4c = 20, which of the following is a possible solution for c.

• c = 16
• c = 24
• c = 5
• c = 80

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.5

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

Given the equation:  43 - m = 17.5 , which of the following is a possible solution for m.

• m = 26.5
• m = 60.5
• m = 61.5
• m = 25.5