Write Equations from Word Problems

Mallory bought pizza and soda for a party. If she spent $12.57 on the sodas and $10.95 for each pizza, how many pizzas did she buy if her total is $89.22?

• 10.95x + 12.57 = 89.22

• 12.57x + 10.95 = 89.22

• 89.22x -10.95 = 12.57

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

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

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Jen wants to buy a new car for $18500. She pays $2500 at signing and wants to pay $250 per month. How many months until it is paid off?

• 18500 + 2500 = 250x

• 2500 -250x = 18500

• 250x + 2500 = 18500

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

Mark works 3 hours on Friday and 5 hours on Saturday. He gets a weekly allowance of $25. If he had $85 this week, how much does he get paid an hour?

• 8x + 25 = 85

• 3x + 5x = 25

• 85 - 25 = 8x

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

There were 331 students that went on a field trip. Six buses were filled and 7 students traveled in a van. How many students were on each bus?

• 6 + 7x = 331

• 331 - 6x = 7

• 6x + 7 = 331

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

Ellie bought cookies and cupcakes from Giant for $102.44. If she spent $36.44 on cookies and the cupcakes are $11 per box, how many boxes did she buy?

• 102.44 + 36.44x = 11

• 102.44x + 11 = 36.44

• 11x + 36.44 = 102.44

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

Easy Car Rental charges $8.50 an hour plus a rental fee of $25.50.

• y = 8.5x + 25.5
• y = 8.5 + 25.5x
• y = 8.5x + 25.5x

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The space club is having some posters printed. The printer charges $250 plus $2 per poster. How can I figure out how many posters I could print for $1,000?

• 250x + 2 = 1000
• 250 - 2x = 1000
• 2x + 250 = 1000

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

Liam and Harper are racing on a track. Liam runs 4 miles per hour and gets a 0.25 mile head start. Harper runs 0.5 mile per hour faster than Liam. If Harper and Liam run the same distance, how many hours, x, do they run?

• 4x + 0.25 = 0.5x

• 4x + 0.25 = 3.5x

• 4x + 0.25 = 4.5x

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Water storage container A is full. Water from this container will be transferred to a newly built container B. Container A has 800 gallons and drains at a rate of 1.9 gallons per minute. Container B, the new tank, will be filled at a rate of 2.6 gallons per minute. Which of the following equations represents the number of minutes until the containers will have an equal amount of water?

• 800 – 1.9x = 2.6x

• 800 – 2.6x = 1.9x

• 800 + 2.6x = 1.9x

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3