Equation Word Problems

Half of your baseball card collection got wet & was ruined. You bought 19 cards to replace some that were lost.  How many did you begin with if you now have 45? 

• 13
• 26
• 52
• 87

Jarrett earns a total of $126.75 mowing 4 lawns on Mon, 3 lawns on Tues, 5 lawns on Wed, and 1 lawn on Friday. How much did he earn per lawn? 

• $9.75
• $10.56
• $18.11
• $19.00

When Ms. Sigler turned on her oven, the temperature inside was 70 degrees. The temperature began to rise at a rate of 20 degrees per minute. How long did it take for the oven to reach 350 degrees? 

• 10 minutes
• 12 minutes
• 14 minutes
• 15 minutes 

DeShawn's Bikes rents bikes for $11 plus $5 per hour. Maria paid $51 to rent a bike. For how many hours did she rent the bike? 

• 4 hours
• 8 hours
• 12 hours
• 20 hours

Kim sold half of her comic books & then bought 8 more.  She now has 38.  With how many did she begin? 

• 46 
• 52
• 60
• 75

285 students went on a field trip.  Five buses were filled and 15 students traveled in cars.  How many students were in each bus? 

• 50
• 54
• 57
• 58

You bought a magazine for $7 and some candy bars for $3 each.  You spent a total of $16.  How many candy bars did you buy? 

• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Bill was going to sell all of his stamp collection to buy a video game.  After selling half of them, he changed his mind. He then bought 10 more.  How many did he start with if he now has 37? 

• 15
• 45
• 52
• 54

At the market, Meyer buys a bunch of bananas for $0.35 per pound & a frozen pizza for $4.99. His total was $6.04. Select the equation that can be used to determine the number of pounds of bananas he bought. 

• 5.34b = 6.04
• 0.35x = 6.04
• 0.35x + 4.99 = 6.04
• 6.04 = -4.99 - 0.35x

Ella swims 4 times a week.  She swims the same number of laps on Mon, Wed, & Fri, and 15 laps on Sat.  She swims a total of 51 laps each week. Which of the following equations can NOT be used to determine the number of laps she swims on Monday. 

• 4x + 15 = 51
• 51 - 15 = 4x 
• 51 = 19x