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Equation Word Problems

Authored by Alison Childers

Mathematics

9th Grade

CCSS covered

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Equation Word Problems
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Jim paid a gym membership fee of $50, plus $20 per month.  Jim has paid a total of $290 to the gym.  Which equation matches this situation?

50 + 20m = 290
20 + 50m = 290
50 + 20 = m
50m - 20 = 290

Tags

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Scott works on cars. He charges $35 for each car plus $7 per hour. Write an equation that represents this scenario if Kylie's car bill was $63.

7x + 35 = 63
7x = 63
7x - 35 = 63
35x + 7 = 63

Tags

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

A bag of candy was shared equally among 4 friends.  Each friend gave away 7 pieces of candy.  They each ended up with 8 pieces of candy.  Write an equation to find how much candy was in the bag at the beginning.

c/7 - 4 = 8
c/4 + 7 = 8
4/c - 7 = 8
c/4 - 7 = 8

Tags

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

 A computer printer can print 10 pages per minute. There were already 35 pages in the tray.  The total pages printed was 115 pages. How many minutes has the printer been running?

8
9
7
10

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Penelope is going to the carnival to ride the rides. It costs $20 to get into the carnival and ride tickets are $0.50 each. Write an equation that represents this scenario if she spends $35 in all.

.50x + 20 = 35
.50x = 35
.50 + 20x = 35 
.50x - 20 = 35

Tags

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Natalie is a softball coach. She has a pitching private lesson with Kasey. Kasey's mom pays Natalie $11 per hour plus a $6 tip. Write an equation that represents this scenario if the total cost was $39.

11x + 6 = 39
11x - 6 = 39
11 + 6x = 39
66x = 39

Tags

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

For a field trip, 21 students rode in cars and the rest filled six buses.  How many students were in each bus if 189 students were on the trip?

31.5 students per bus
28 students per bus
27 students per bus
24 students per bus

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.6.NS.B.2

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